Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Lonchorhina orinocensis

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order same	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Lonchorhina
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Lonchorhina orinocensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Orinocoan Sword-nosed 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.

Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia