Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Hydnellum compactum

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (yarasa)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Hydnellum
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Hydnellum compactum

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s 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.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Hydnellum compactum is a stipitate, tooth fungus with a compact, brownish-orange to rusty-brown cap surface covered in spines on the underside. It grows on the forest floor in coniferous forests across Europe and parts of North America, forming ectomycorrhizal associations with trees. This fungus obtains nutrients by forming mutualistic partnerships with the roots of pine, spruce, and fir trees.