Candelabra Duster vs East African little collared fruit bat

Athelia arachnoidea compared with Myonycteris relicta

Key Differences

• Candelabra Duster is Least Concern while East African little collared fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelabra Duster	East African little collared fruit bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Atheliales (Atheliales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Atheliaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Athelia	Myonycteris
Species	Athelia arachnoidea	Myonycteris relicta

Conservation Status

Candelabra Duster

LC — Least Concern

East African little collared fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelabra Duster	East African little collared fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candelabra Duster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Candelabra Duster

The Candelabra Duster (Athelia arachnoidea) is a species in the genus Athelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.