Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Pacific Flying Fox

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Pteropus tonganus

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Pacific Flying Fox
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	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Pteropus tonganus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Pacific Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Pacific Flying Fox
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.

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.