Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Rhinophylla alethina

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order same	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Rhinophylla
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Rhinophylla alethina

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Hairy Little Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (рукокрылые)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Hairy Little 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.

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.