East African little collared fruit bat vs Splitpea Shanklet

Myonycteris relicta compared with Collybia cookei

Key Differences

• East African little collared fruit bat is Vulnerable while Splitpea Shanklet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	East African little collared fruit bat	Splitpea Shanklet
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)	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Myonycteris	Collybia
Species	Myonycteris relicta	Collybia cookei

Conservation Status

East African little collared fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Splitpea Shanklet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	East African little collared fruit bat	Splitpea Shanklet
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.

Splitpea Shanklet

Habitat

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

Range

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