Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Megachile centuncularis

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Megachile
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Megachile centuncularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee
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.

Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).