Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Dioctria linearis

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Small Yellow-legged Robberfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Small Yellow-legged Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asilidae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Dioctria
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Dioctria linearis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Small Yellow-legged Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Small Yellow-legged Robberfly
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.

Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.