Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Snow Lichen

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Stereocaulon glaucescens

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Snow Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Snow 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)	Stereocaulaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Stereocaulon
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Stereocaulon glaucescens

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Snow Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Snow Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.