Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Variable Chafer

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Gnorimus
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Variable Chafer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Variable Chafer
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.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.