Brown Mahogany vs Hanak's pipistrelle

Lovoa swynnertonii compared with Pipistrellus hanaki

Key Differences

• Brown Mahogany is Endangered while Hanak's pipistrelle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Mahogany	Hanak's pipistrelle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meliaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Lovoa	Pipistrellus
Species	Lovoa swynnertonii	Pipistrellus hanaki

Conservation Status

Brown Mahogany

EN — Endangered

Hanak's pipistrelle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Mahogany	Hanak's pipistrelle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Mahogany

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 Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Hanak's pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Mahogany

The Brown Mahogany (Lovoa swynnertonii) is a species in the genus Lovoa. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. 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 biogeo