Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs spiral flag

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Costus villosissimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	spiral flag
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Costaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Costus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Costus villosissimus

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

spiral flag

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	spiral flag
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spiral flag

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.