Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs scratch grass

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while scratch grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	scratch grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Scotonycteris	Muhlenbergia
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

scratch grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	scratch grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scratch grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.