Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Sturnira erythromos

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Hairy Yellow-shouldered 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 same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Sturnira
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Sturnira erythromos

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Hairy Yellow-shouldered 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.

Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador