East African little collared fruit bat vs Pine Bonnet

Myonycteris relicta compared with Mycena silvae-nigrae

Key Differences

• East African little collared fruit bat is Vulnerable while Pine Bonnet is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	East African little collared fruit bat	Pine Bonnet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Mycenaceae
Genus	Myonycteris	Mycena
Species	Myonycteris relicta	Mycena silvae-nigrae

Conservation Status

East African little collared fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Pine Bonnet

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	East African little collared fruit bat	Pine Bonnet
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.

Pine Bonnet

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.