Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Palawan Fruit Bat

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Acerodon leucotis

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Palawan Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order same	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family same	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Scotonycteris	Acerodon
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Acerodon leucotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Palawan Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Pteropodidae. (Fruit Bats)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.