vs Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Altererythrobacter ishigakiensis compared with Rhinophylla alethina

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Erythrobacteraceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Altererythrobacter	Rhinophylla
Species	Altererythrobacter ishigakiensis	Rhinophylla alethina

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Altererythrobacter ishigakiensis is a Gram-negative, aerobic bacterium isolated from the Ishigaki Islands of Japan, belonging to the family Erythrobacteraceae. It inhabits marine coastal and possibly soil environments in tropical island settings. Like other Altererythrobacter species, it produces carotenoid pigments and may play roles in carbon cycling in subtropical marine ecosystems.