Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Winged Jurinea

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Jurinea alata

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Winged Jurinea is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Winged Jurinea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Scotonycteris	Jurinea
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Jurinea alata

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Winged Jurinea

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Winged Jurinea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Winged Jurinea

Habitat

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

Range

Found in France. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.