Bennett's cowtail vs East African little collared fruit bat

Hemitrygon bennettii compared with Myonycteris relicta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennett's cowtail	East African little collared fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dasyatidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hemitrygon	Myonycteris
Species	Hemitrygon bennettii	Myonycteris relicta

Evolutionary Relationship

Bennett's cowtail and East African little collared fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bennett's cowtail

VU — Vulnerable

East African little collared fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bennett's cowtail	East African little collared fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennett's cowtail

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

East African little collared fruit bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bennett's cowtail

The Bennett's cowtail (Hemitrygon bennettii) is a species in the genus Hemitrygon. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.