Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Mountain Aster

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Rhinophylla	Oclemena
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Mountain Aster
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.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.