Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs star sedge

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Rhynchospora nervosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	star sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Rhynchospora
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Rhynchospora nervosa

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

star sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	star sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

star sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.