East African little collared fruit bat vs St. Helena Plover

Myonycteris relicta compared with Charadrius sanctaehelenae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	East African little collared fruit bat	St. Helena Plover
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Charadriidae
Genus	Myonycteris	Charadrius
Species	Myonycteris relicta	Charadrius sanctaehelenae

Evolutionary Relationship

East African little collared fruit bat and St. Helena Plover share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

East African little collared fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

St. Helena Plover

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	East African little collared fruit bat	St. Helena Plover
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.

St. Helena Plover

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.