Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Silky Parchment

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Stereum striatum

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Silky Parchment is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Silky Parchment
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Stereaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Stereum
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Stereum striatum

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Silky Parchment

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Silky Parchment
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silky Parchment

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, 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.