Dwarf Flying Fox vs Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Rhinophylla alethina

Key Differences

• Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern while Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Rhinophylla
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Rhinophylla alethina

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Flying Fox and Hairy Little Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.