Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Wrinkled Shield

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Pluteus phlebophorus

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Wrinkled Shield is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Wrinkled Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pluteaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Pluteus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Pluteus phlebophorus

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Wrinkled Shield

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Wrinkled Shield
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wrinkled Shield

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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.