Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Weak-Stalked Bulrush

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Schoenoplectiella purshiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Weak-Stalked Bulrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Poales (Süßgrasartige)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Schoenoplectiella
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Schoenoplectiella purshiana

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Weak-Stalked Bulrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Weak-Stalked Bulrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weak-Stalked Bulrush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in United States.

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.