Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Lesser Dog-like Bat

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Peropteryx macrotis

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Lesser Dog-like Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Lesser Dog-like Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Peropteryx
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Peropteryx macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Lesser Dog-like Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Fledertiere)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Lesser Dog-like Bat
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.

Lesser Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador