Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Botfly

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Hypoderma tarandi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Diptera (แมลงวัน)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Oestridae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Hypoderma
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Hypoderma tarandi

Evolutionary Relationship

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat and Botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Botfly

The Botfly (Hypoderma tarandi) is a species in the genus Hypoderma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.