Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Big-eared Flying Fox

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Pteropus macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bergmans’s Fruit Bat Big-eared Flying Fox
Kingdom same Animalia (動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum same Chordata (脊索動物) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same Mammalia (哺乳類) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same Chiroptera (翼手目) Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family same Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Scotonycteris Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Scotonycteris bergmansi Pteropus macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Big-eared Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Family level: Pteropodidae. (Fruit Bats)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bergmans’s Fruit Bat Big-eared Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big-eared Flying Fox

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.

Big-eared Flying Fox

The Big-eared Flying Fox (Pteropus macrotis) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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