Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Variable Flying Fox

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Variable Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Scotonycteris	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Pteropus hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Variable Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Family level: Pteropodidae. (Fruit Bats)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Variable Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.