Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Willow Tarspot

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Rhytisma salicinum

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Willow Tarspot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Willow Tarspot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Rhytisma
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Rhytisma salicinum

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Willow Tarspot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Willow Tarspot
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.

Willow Tarspot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.