East African little collared fruit bat vs Thyme Plume

Myonycteris relicta compared with Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Key Differences

• East African little collared fruit bat is Vulnerable while Thyme Plume is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	East African little collared fruit bat	Thyme Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pterophoridae
Genus	Myonycteris	Merrifieldia
Species	Myonycteris relicta	Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

East African little collared fruit bat and Thyme Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

East African little collared fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Thyme Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	East African little collared fruit bat	Thyme Plume
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.

Thyme Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (7 countries), and Europe (35 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.