Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Himalayan Water Shrew

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Chimarrogale himalayica

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Himalayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Soricidae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Chimarrogale
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Chimarrogale himalayica

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Himalayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Himalayan Water Shrew
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.

Himalayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.