Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Devil's Bit

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Ruellia tuberosa

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Devil's Bit
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Lamiales (อันดับกะเพรา)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Acanthaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Ruellia
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Ruellia tuberosa

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Devil's Bit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's Bit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

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.