Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Paraguana Common Mustached Bat

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Pteronotus paraguanensis

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Paraguana Common Mustached Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Paraguana Common Mustached 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	Mormoopidae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Pteronotus
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Pteronotus paraguanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Paraguana Common Mustached Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Paraguana Common Mustached Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Paraguana Common Mustached 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.

Paraguana Common Mustached Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.