Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Variable Green Toad

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Bufotes variabilis

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Variable Green Toad is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Variable Green Toad
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bufonidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Bufotes
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Bufotes variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Variable Green Toad share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Variable Green Toad

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Variable Green Toad
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Green Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.