Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Murciélago-cola suelta brasileño

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Tadarida brasiliensis

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Murciélago-cola suelta brasileño is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Murciélago-cola suelta brasileño
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	Phyllostomidae	Molossidae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Tadarida
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Tadarida brasiliensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Murciélago-cola suelta brasileño share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Murciélago-cola suelta brasileño

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Murciélago-cola suelta brasileño
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.

Murciélago-cola suelta brasileño

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