Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Medellín Small-eared Shrew

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Cryptotis medellinia

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Medellín Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Medellín Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Soricidae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Cryptotis
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Cryptotis medellinia

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Medellín Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Medellín Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Medellín Small-eared Shrew
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.

Medellín Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia