Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Jerine's Widow

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Dingana jerinae

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Jerine's Widow is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Jerine's Widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Rhinophylla	Dingana
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Dingana jerinae

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Jerine's Widow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Jerine's Widow

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Jerine's Widow
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.

Jerine's Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.