East African little collared fruit bat vs Snapping Bonnet

Myonycteris relicta compared with Mycena vitilis

Key Differences

• East African little collared fruit bat is Vulnerable while Snapping Bonnet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	East African little collared fruit bat	Snapping 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 vitilis

Conservation Status

East African little collared fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Snapping Bonnet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	East African little collared fruit bat	Snapping 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.

Snapping Bonnet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.