East African little collared fruit bat vs Little Tube-nosed Bat

Myonycteris relicta compared with Murina aurata

Key Differences

• East African little collared fruit bat is Vulnerable while Little Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	East African little collared fruit bat	Little Tube-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Myonycteris	Murina
Species	Myonycteris relicta	Murina aurata

Evolutionary Relationship

East African little collared fruit bat and Little Tube-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

East African little collared fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Little Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	East African little collared fruit bat	Little Tube-nosed Bat
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.

Little Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.