Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Small shell ginger

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bergmans’s Fruit Bat Small shell ginger
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Zingiberaceae
Genus Scotonycteris Alpinia
Species Scotonycteris bergmansi Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bergmans’s Fruit Bat Small shell ginger
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

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

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.

Small shell ginger

No description available.

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