East African little collared fruit bat vs Mastic Thyme

Myonycteris relicta compared with Thymus mastichina

Key Differences

• East African little collared fruit bat is Vulnerable while Mastic Thyme is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	East African little collared fruit bat	Mastic 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 mastichina

Conservation Status

East African little collared fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	East African little collared fruit bat	Mastic 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.

Mastic Thyme

Habitat

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