Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Tiny Big-eared Bat

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Micronycteris minuta

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Tiny Big-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Tiny Big-eared Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order same	Chiroptera (خفاشيات)	Chiroptera (خفاشيات)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Micronycteris
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Micronycteris minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Tiny Big-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Tiny Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Tiny Big-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Tiny Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador