East African little collared fruit bat vs False widow

Myonycteris relicta compared with Steatoda bipunctata

Key Differences

• East African little collared fruit bat is Vulnerable while False widow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	East African little collared fruit bat	False widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Theridiidae
Genus	Myonycteris	Steatoda
Species	Myonycteris relicta	Steatoda bipunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

East African little collared fruit bat and False widow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

East African little collared fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	East African little collared fruit bat	False widow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

False widow

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).