Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Sallow Button

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Acleris hastiana

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Sallow Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Sallow Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Acleris
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Acleris hastiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Sallow Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Sallow Button
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.

Sallow Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.