Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Spotted Shag

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Phalacrocorax punctatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Spotted Shag
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Phalacrocorax
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Phalacrocorax punctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Spotted Shag

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Spotted Shag
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spotted Shag

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.