Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Willow Tarspot

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Rhytisma salicinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Willow Tarspot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Rhytisma
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Rhytisma salicinum

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Willow Tarspot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Willow Tarspot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Tarspot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.