Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Speckled Script-Lichen

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Schismatomma ricasolii

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Speckled Script-Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Speckled Script-Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arthoniomycetes (Arthoniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Arthoniales (Arthoniales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Roccellaceae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Schismatomma
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Schismatomma ricasolii

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Speckled Script-Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Speckled Script-Lichen
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.

Speckled Script-Lichen