Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Tile Lichen

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Lecidea tessellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Tile Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lecideaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Lecidea
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Lecidea tessellata

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tile Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Tile Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tile Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and 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.