Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Rostbinde

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Hipparchia semele

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Rostbinde is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Rostbinde
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Scotonycteris	Hipparchia
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Hipparchia semele

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Rostbinde share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rostbinde

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rostbinde

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (37 countries). Currently classified as Endangered 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.

Rostbinde

Grayling (Hipparchia semele) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.