Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Gato de Agua

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Lontra longicaudis

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Gato de Agua is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Gato de Agua
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Scotonycteris	Lontra
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Lontra longicaudis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Gato de Agua share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gato de Agua

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Gato de Agua
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gato de Agua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.