Mangabey de Cresta Negra vs East African little collared fruit bat

Lophocebus aterrimus compared with Myonycteris relicta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mangabey de Cresta Negra	East African little collared fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lophocebus	Myonycteris
Species	Lophocebus aterrimus	Myonycteris relicta

Evolutionary Relationship

Mangabey de Cresta Negra and East African little collared fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Mangabey de Cresta Negra

VU — Vulnerable

East African little collared fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mangabey de Cresta Negra	East African little collared fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mangabey de Cresta Negra

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Mangabey de Cresta Negra

The Black Crested Mangabey (Lophocebus aterrimus) is a species in the genus Lophocebus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.