Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Little White-shouldered Bat

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Ametrida centurio

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Little White-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	Ametrida
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Ametrida centurio

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Little White-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Little White-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.

Little White-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.