Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs String Sargassum

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Sargassum setifolium

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while String Sargassum is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	String Sargassum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sargassaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Sargassum
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Sargassum setifolium

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

String Sargassum

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	String Sargassum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

String Sargassum

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.