Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Spiny Threadwort

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Cephaloziella spinigera

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Spiny Threadwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Spiny Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Cephaloziella
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Cephaloziella spinigera

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Spiny Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Spiny Threadwort
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.

Spiny Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.