Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Rye Ergot

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Claviceps purpurea

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Rye Ergot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Rye Ergot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Clavicipitaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Claviceps
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Claviceps purpurea

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rye Ergot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Rye Ergot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rye Ergot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.