Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Mérida Aepeomys

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Aepeomys lugens

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Mérida Aepeomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Mérida Aepeomys
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Aepeomys
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Aepeomys lugens

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Mérida Aepeomys share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Mérida Aepeomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Mérida Aepeomys
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.

Mérida Aepeomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia