Tupaya De Borneo vs East African little collared fruit bat

Dendrogale melanura compared with Myonycteris relicta

Key Differences

• Tupaya De Borneo is Data Deficient while East African little collared fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tupaya De Borneo	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	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tupaiidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Dendrogale	Myonycteris
Species	Dendrogale melanura	Myonycteris relicta

Evolutionary Relationship

Tupaya De Borneo and East African little collared fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Tupaya De Borneo

DD — Data Deficient

East African little collared fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tupaya De Borneo	East African little collared fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Tupaya De Borneo

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.

Tupaya De Borneo

The Bornean Smooth-tailed Treeshrew (Dendrogale melanura) is a species in the genus Dendrogale. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.