Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Lesser Ghost Bat

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Diclidurus scutatus

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Lesser Ghost Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Lesser Ghost Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order same	Chiroptera (박쥐)	Chiroptera (박쥐)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Diclidurus
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Diclidurus scutatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Lesser Ghost Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (박쥐)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Lesser Ghost 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 Ghost 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