Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Großaugen-Fuchshai

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Alopias superciliosus

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Großaugen-Fuchshai is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Großaugen-Fuchshai
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Chondrichthyes (Knorpelfische)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Lamniformes (Makrelenhaiartige)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Alopiidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Alopias
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Alopias superciliosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Großaugen-Fuchshai share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordatiere)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Großaugen-Fuchshai

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Großaugen-Fuchshai
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Großaugen-Fuchshai

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Colombia, Portugal, Taiwan, and Venezuela. 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.

Großaugen-Fuchshai

The Big eye thresher shark (Alopias superciliosus) is a species in the genus Alopias. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.