Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Short's aster

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Symphyotrichum shortii

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Short's aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Short's aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Scotonycteris	Symphyotrichum
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Symphyotrichum shortii

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Short's aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Short's aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short's aster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

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.