East African little collared fruit bat vs Slimy Waxcap

Myonycteris relicta compared with Gliophorus irrigatus

Key Differences

• East African little collared fruit bat is Vulnerable while Slimy Waxcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	East African little collared fruit bat	Slimy Waxcap
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)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Myonycteris	Gliophorus
Species	Myonycteris relicta	Gliophorus irrigatus

Conservation Status

East African little collared fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Slimy Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	East African little collared fruit bat	Slimy Waxcap
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.

Slimy Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.