De Winton's Shrew vs East African little collared fruit bat

Chodsigoa hypsibia compared with Myonycteris relicta

Key Differences

• De Winton's Shrew is Least Concern while East African little collared fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	De Winton's Shrew	East African little collared fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Chodsigoa	Myonycteris
Species	Chodsigoa hypsibia	Myonycteris relicta

Evolutionary Relationship

De Winton's Shrew and East African little collared fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

De Winton's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

East African little collared fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	De Winton's Shrew	East African little collared fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

De Winton's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.