East African little collared fruit bat vs Flower-faced Bat

Myonycteris relicta compared with Anthops ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	East African little collared fruit bat	Flower-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hipposideridae
Genus	Myonycteris	Anthops
Species	Myonycteris relicta	Anthops ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

East African little collared fruit bat and Flower-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

East African little collared fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	East African little collared fruit bat	Flower-faced Bat
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.

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.