Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Water Fig

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Ficus verruculosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Water Fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Moraceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Ficus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Ficus verruculosa

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Water Fig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Water Fig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water Fig

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.