East African little collared fruit bat vs Square-tailed Drongo

Myonycteris relicta compared with Dicrurus ludwigii

Key Differences

• East African little collared fruit bat is Vulnerable while Square-tailed Drongo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	East African little collared fruit bat	Square-tailed Drongo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dicruridae
Genus	Myonycteris	Dicrurus
Species	Myonycteris relicta	Dicrurus ludwigii

Evolutionary Relationship

East African little collared fruit bat and Square-tailed Drongo share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

East African little collared fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Square-tailed Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	East African little collared fruit bat	Square-tailed Drongo
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.

Square-tailed Drongo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.