East African little collared fruit bat vs Markhotian Thyme

Myonycteris relicta compared with Thymus markhotensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	East African little collared fruit bat	Markhotian Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Myonycteris	Thymus
Species	Myonycteris relicta	Thymus markhotensis

Conservation Status

East African little collared fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Markhotian Thyme

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	East African little collared fruit bat	Markhotian Thyme
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.

Markhotian Thyme

Habitat

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