Cigala de Fondo vs Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Acanthacaris caeca compared with Rhinophylla alethina

Key Differences

• Cigala de Fondo is Least Concern while Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cigala de Fondo	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Decapoda (Decapoda)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Nephropidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Acanthacaris	Rhinophylla
Species	Acanthacaris caeca	Rhinophylla alethina

Evolutionary Relationship

Cigala de Fondo and Hairy Little Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cigala de Fondo

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cigala de Fondo	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cigala de Fondo

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

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.

Cigala de Fondo

The Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster (Acanthacaris caeca) is a species in the genus Acanthacaris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.