Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Smooth Clad Lichen

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Cladonia gracilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Smooth Clad Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Cladonia
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Cladonia gracilis

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Clad Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Smooth Clad Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Clad Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and 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.