Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Soapy Trich

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Tricholoma saponaceum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Soapy Trich
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Tricholoma
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Tricholoma saponaceum

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Soapy Trich

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Soapy Trich
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soapy Trich

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.