East African little collared fruit bat vs Variable Webcap

Myonycteris relicta compared with Cortinarius anomalus

Key Differences

• East African little collared fruit bat is Vulnerable while Variable Webcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	East African little collared fruit bat	Variable Webcap
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)	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Myonycteris	Cortinarius
Species	Myonycteris relicta	Cortinarius anomalus

Conservation Status

East African little collared fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Variable Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	East African little collared fruit bat	Variable Webcap
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.

Variable Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.