Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Pine processionary

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Thaumetopoea pityocampa

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Pine processionary is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Pine processionary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Notodontidae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Thaumetopoea
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Thaumetopoea pityocampa

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Pine processionary share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Pine processionary

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Pine processionary
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.

Pine processionary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Algeria, Belgium, and Norway.