Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Turkish snail

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Helix lucorum

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Turkish snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Turkish snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Helicidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Helix
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Helix lucorum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Turkish snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Turkish snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Turkish snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

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.