Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Shield Pinkgill

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Entoloma clypeatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Shield Pinkgill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Entolomataceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Entoloma
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Entoloma clypeatum

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Shield Pinkgill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Shield Pinkgill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shield Pinkgill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.