Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Smalltooth stingray

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Hypanus rudis

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Smalltooth stingray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Smalltooth stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dasyatidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Hypanus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Hypanus rudis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Smalltooth stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Smalltooth stingray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Smalltooth stingray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smalltooth stingray

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.