Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Gardnerycteris keenani

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Gardnerycteris
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Gardnerycteris keenani

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Keenan's Hairy-nosed 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.

Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador