Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs White-faced Plover

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Charadrius dealbatus

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while White-faced Plover is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	White-faced Plover
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Charadriidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Charadrius
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Charadrius dealbatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and White-faced Plover share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

White-faced Plover

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	White-faced Plover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White-faced Plover

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.