Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Thyroptera discifera

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Peters's Disk-winged 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	Thyropteridae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Thyroptera
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Thyroptera discifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Peters's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Peters's Disk-winged 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.

Peters's Disk-winged 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