Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Sitka Brome

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Bromus sitchensis

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Sitka Brome is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Sitka Brome
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	Bromus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Bromus sitchensis

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sitka Brome

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Sitka Brome
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sitka Brome

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (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.