Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs White Morel

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Morchella americana

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while White Morel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	White Morel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Morchellaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Morchella
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Morchella americana

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

White Morel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	White Morel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Morel

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.