Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Notopteris neocaledonicus

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Rhinophylla	Notopteris
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Notopteris neocaledonicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat
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.

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.