Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	New Caledonian Flying Fox
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 same	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Scotonycteris	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Pteropus vetula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	New Caledonian 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.

New Caledonian 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.