Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Tall Aster

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Symphyotrichum praealtum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Tall Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Scotonycteris	Symphyotrichum
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Symphyotrichum praealtum

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tall Aster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Tall Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tall Aster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States.

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.