Hairy Fruit-eating Bat vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Artibeus hirsutus compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• Hairy Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Artibeus	Proechimys
Species	Artibeus hirsutus	Proechimys decumanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat and Pacific Spiny-rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat	Pacific Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pacific Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.