Crab-eating Frog/Mangrove Frog/Rice Field Frog/Asian Brackish Frog vs East African little collared fruit bat

Fejervarya cancrivora compared with Myonycteris relicta

Key Differences

• Crab-eating Frog/Mangrove Frog/Rice Field Frog/Asian Brackish Frog is Least Concern while East African little collared fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Frog/Mangrove Frog/Rice Field Frog/Asian Brackish Frog	East African little collared fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dicroglossidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Fejervarya	Myonycteris
Species	Fejervarya cancrivora	Myonycteris relicta

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Frog/Mangrove Frog/Rice Field Frog/Asian Brackish Frog and East African little collared fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Frog/Mangrove Frog/Rice Field Frog/Asian Brackish Frog

LC — Least Concern

East African little collared fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Frog/Mangrove Frog/Rice Field Frog/Asian Brackish Frog	East African little collared fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Frog/Mangrove Frog/Rice Field Frog/Asian Brackish Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.