Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Spindle Shank

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Gymnopus fusipes

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Spindle Shank is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Spindle Shank
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)	Omphalotaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Gymnopus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Gymnopus fusipes

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Spindle Shank

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Spindle Shank
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spindle Shank

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.