Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Shingled Hedgehog

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Sarcodon imbricatus

Key Differences

  • Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Shingled Hedgehog is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bergmans’s Fruit Bat Shingled Hedgehog
Kingdom Animalia (สัตว์) Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Chiroptera (ค้างคาว) Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Bankeraceae
Genus Scotonycteris Sarcodon
Species Scotonycteris bergmansi Sarcodon imbricatus

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Shingled Hedgehog

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bergmans’s Fruit Bat Shingled Hedgehog
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shingled Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). 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.

Shingled Hedgehog

No description available.

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