Centaury vs Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Psephellus pecho compared with Rhinophylla alethina

Key Differences

• Centaury is Endangered while Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Psephellus	Rhinophylla
Species	Psephellus pecho	Rhinophylla alethina

Conservation Status

Centaury

EN — Endangered

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Centaury

The Centaury (Psephellus pecho) is a species in the genus Psephellus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.