Hairy Big-eared Bat vs Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Micronycteris hirsuta compared with Artibeus hirsutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Big-eared Bat	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Micronycteris	Artibeus
Species	Micronycteris hirsuta	Artibeus hirsutus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.