Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Peale’s Free-tailed 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	Molossidae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Nyctinomops
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Peale’s Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Fledertiere)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Peale’s Free-tailed 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.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia