Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Variable Darner

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Aeshna interrupta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Variable Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Variable Darner
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 Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.