Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Mystacina tuberculata

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed 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	Phyllostomidae	Mystacinidae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Mystacina
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Mystacina tuberculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed 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.

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.