Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Carollia monohernandezi

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Hernandez's Short-tailed 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	Rhinophylla	Carollia
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Carollia monohernandezi

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia