Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Malayan civet

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Viverridae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Viverra
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Malayan civet
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.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.