Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Alitán viperino

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Haploblepharus edwardsii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Alitán viperino
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Scyliorhinidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Haploblepharus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Haploblepharus edwardsii

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Alitán viperino share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Alitán viperino

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alitán viperino

Habitat

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

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.