Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Variable Oysterling

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Crepidotus variabilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Variable Oysterling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Crepidotaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Crepidotus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Crepidotus variabilis

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Variable Oysterling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Oysterling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.