Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Japanese Pipistrelle

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Pipistrellus abramus

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Japanese Pipistrelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Japanese Pipistrelle
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	Phyllostomidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Pipistrellus
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Pipistrellus abramus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Japanese Pipistrelle share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Japanese Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Japanese Pipistrelle
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.

Japanese Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.