Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Margay

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Leopardus wiedii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Margay
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	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Rhinophylla	Leopardus
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Margay
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.

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador