Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Red Stinkhorn

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Mutinus ravenelii

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Red Stinkhorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Red Stinkhorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Phallales (Phallales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Phallaceae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Mutinus
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Mutinus ravenelii

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Red Stinkhorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Red Stinkhorn
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.

Red Stinkhorn

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (United States).