Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Slender Parasol

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Macrolepiota mastoidea

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Slender Parasol is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Slender Parasol
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)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Scotonycteris	Macrolepiota
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Macrolepiota mastoidea

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Slender Parasol

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Slender Parasol
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Parasol

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.