Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Lesser devilray

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Lesser devilray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Mobula
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Lesser devilray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Lesser devilray
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.

Lesser devilray