Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Shallon

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Gaultheria shallon

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Shallon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Gaultheria
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Gaultheria shallon

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Shallon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Shallon
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.

Shallon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).