Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Japanese Short-tailed Bat

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Eptesicus japonensis

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Japanese Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Japanese Short-tailed 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	Phyllostomidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Eptesicus
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Eptesicus japonensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Japanese Short-tailed 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.

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.