Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs small-spotted genet

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Genetta genetta

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while small-spotted genet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	small-spotted genet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Viverridae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Genetta
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Genetta genetta

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and small-spotted genet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

small-spotted genet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	small-spotted genet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small-spotted genet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries).

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.