Greater Spear-nosed Bat vs Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Phyllostomus hastatus compared with Rhinophylla alethina

Key Differences

• Greater Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Rhinophylla
Species	Phyllostomus hastatus	Rhinophylla alethina

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Spear-nosed Bat and Hairy Little Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador