Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Stinking Truffle

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Tuber foetidum

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Stinking Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Stinking Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Tuber
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Tuber foetidum

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Stinking Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Stinking Truffle
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.

Stinking Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.