Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Rusty Bolete

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Boletus ferrugineus

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Rusty Bolete is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Rusty 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	Boletus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Boletus ferrugineus

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Bolete

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Bolete

Habitat

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

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.