East African little collared fruit bat vs Star Dapperling

Myonycteris relicta compared with Lepiota brunneolilacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	East African little collared fruit bat	Star Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Myonycteris	Lepiota
Species	Myonycteris relicta	Lepiota brunneolilacea

Conservation Status

East African little collared fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Star Dapperling

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	East African little collared fruit bat	Star Dapperling
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.

Star Dapperling

Habitat

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