Devil's Bit vs Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Ruellia tuberosa compared with Rhinophylla alethina

Key Differences

• Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated while Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Bit	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Acanthaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Ruellia	Rhinophylla
Species	Ruellia tuberosa	Rhinophylla alethina

Conservation Status

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Bit	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia