Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Speckled Treefrog

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Sarcohyla psarosema

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Speckled Treefrog is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Speckled Treefrog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hylidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Sarcohyla
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Sarcohyla psarosema

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Speckled Treefrog

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Speckled Treefrog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Speckled Treefrog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Mexico. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.