Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Large-eared Hutia

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Large-eared Hutia
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	Capromyidae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Mesocapromys
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Mesocapromys auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Large-eared Hutia share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Large-eared Hutia
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.

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.