Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Variable Dancer

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Argia fumipennis

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Variable Dancer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Variable Dancer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Argia
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Argia fumipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Variable Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Variable Dancer
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 Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.