Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (morcego)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Molossidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Nyctinomops
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Peale’s Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (morcego)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.