Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Lowland Tapir

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Tapiridae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Tapirus
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Tapirus terrestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Lowland Tapir share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Lowland Tapir
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.

Lowland Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador