Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Western Larch

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Larix occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Western Larch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Scotonycteris	Larix
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Larix occidentalis

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Western Larch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Western Larch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Larch

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Armenia, Canada, Iceland, and Sweden.

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.