East African little collared fruit bat vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Myonycteris relicta compared with Thyroptera discifera

Key Differences

  • East African little collared fruit bat is Vulnerable while Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank East African little collared fruit bat Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom same Animalia (动物界) Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same Chordata (脊索动物门) Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same Mammalia (哺乳動物) Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same Chiroptera (翼手目) Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Thyropteridae
Genus Myonycteris Thyroptera
Species Myonycteris relicta Thyroptera discifera

Evolutionary Relationship

East African little collared fruit bat and Peters's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

East African little collared fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute East African little collared fruit bat Peters's Disk-winged 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.

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

East African little collared fruit bat

No description available.

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

No description available.

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