Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Plum Rust

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Tranzschelia discolor

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Plum Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Plum Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Tranzscheliaceae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Tranzschelia
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Tranzschelia discolor

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Plum Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Plum Rust
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.

Plum Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Brazil).