Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Root rot

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Phytophthora cinnamomi

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Root rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Root rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Oomycota (Eipilze)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Phytophthora
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Phytophthora cinnamomi

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Root rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root rot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (6 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (Dominican Republic, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (7 countries).

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.