Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Ruby Bolete

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Hortiboletus rubellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Ruby Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Boletaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Hortiboletus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Hortiboletus rubellus

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ruby Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Ruby Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruby Bolete

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

The Bergmans’s Fruit Bat (Scotonycteris bergmansi) is a species in the genus Scotonycteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.