Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Sycamore Piercer

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Pammene aurita

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Sycamore Piercer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Sycamore Piercer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tortricidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Pammene
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Pammene aurita

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Sycamore Piercer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sycamore Piercer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Sycamore Piercer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sycamore Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.