Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Jamaican fruit bat

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Jamaican 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	Rhinophylla	Artibeus
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Artibeus jamaicensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Jamaican fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Jamaican fruit 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.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia