Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Sturnira ludovici

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Highland Yellow-shouldered 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	Sturnira
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Sturnira ludovici

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Highland Yellow-shouldered 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.

Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador