Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Ruby-crowned Tanager

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Tachyphonus coronatus

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Ruby-crowned Tanager is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Ruby-crowned Tanager
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Thraupidae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Tachyphonus
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Tachyphonus coronatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Ruby-crowned Tanager share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Ruby-crowned Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Ruby-crowned Tanager
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.

Ruby-crowned Tanager

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.