bordered beauty vs East African little collared fruit bat

Epione repandaria compared with Myonycteris relicta

Key Differences

• bordered beauty is Least Concern while East African little collared fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bordered beauty	East African little collared fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Geometridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Epione	Myonycteris
Species	Epione repandaria	Myonycteris relicta

Evolutionary Relationship

bordered beauty and East African little collared fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

bordered beauty

LC — Least Concern

East African little collared fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bordered beauty	East African little collared fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bordered beauty

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

bordered beauty

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