Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Madagascan fruit bat

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Madagascan 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	Phyllostomidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Rhinophylla	Eidolon
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Eidolon dupreanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Madagascan fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Madagascan 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.

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.