Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Sidewalk Firedot

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Xanthocarpia feracissima

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Sidewalk Firedot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Sidewalk Firedot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Teloschistales (Teloschistales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Teloschistaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Xanthocarpia
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Xanthocarpia feracissima

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sidewalk Firedot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Sidewalk Firedot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sidewalk Firedot

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.