Devil's Bit vs East African little collared fruit bat

Ruellia tuberosa compared with Myonycteris relicta

Key Differences

• Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated while East African little collared fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Bit	East African little collared fruit bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Acanthaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ruellia	Myonycteris
Species	Ruellia tuberosa	Myonycteris relicta

Conservation Status

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

East African little collared fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Bit	East African little collared fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Bit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

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.