Elm-Leaved Sumac vs Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Rhus coriaria compared with Rhinophylla alethina

Key Differences

• Elm-Leaved Sumac is Not Evaluated while Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elm-Leaved Sumac	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Anacardiaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Rhus	Rhinophylla
Species	Rhus coriaria	Rhinophylla alethina

Conservation Status

Elm-Leaved Sumac

NE — Not Evaluated

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elm-Leaved Sumac	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elm-Leaved Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Africa (Libya) and Europe (7 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.