East African little collared fruit bat vs Layered Cup

Myonycteris relicta compared with Peziza varia

Key Differences

• East African little collared fruit bat is Vulnerable while Layered Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	East African little collared fruit bat	Layered Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pezizaceae
Genus	Myonycteris	Peziza
Species	Myonycteris relicta	Peziza varia

Conservation Status

East African little collared fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Layered Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	East African little collared fruit bat	Layered Cup
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.

Layered Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.