Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Devil's Bit

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Ruellia tuberosa

Key Differences

  • Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bergmans’s Fruit Bat Devil's Bit
Kingdom Animalia (hewan) Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (mamalia) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Kelelawar) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Acanthaceae
Genus Scotonycteris Ruellia
Species Scotonycteris bergmansi Ruellia tuberosa

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bergmans’s Fruit Bat Devil's Bit
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's Bit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 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.

Devil's Bit

No description available.

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