Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Rusty Dot

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Udea ferrugalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Rusty Dot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Crambidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Udea
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Udea ferrugalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Rusty Dot share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Dot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Dot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (5 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.