Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Russian violet

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Viola suavis

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Russian violet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Russian violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Violaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Viola
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Viola suavis

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Russian violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Russian violet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Russian violet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.