Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Eurasian beaver

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Castor fiber

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Eurasian beaver
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus	Scotonycteris	Castor (Beavers)
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Castor fiber

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Eurasian beaver share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eurasian beaver

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Eurasian beaver

Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Facing a high risk of endangerment in the wild, with declining populations and increasing habitat pressure.