Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat vs Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Chaerephon bemmeleni compared with Rhinophylla alethina

Key Differences

• Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (morcego)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Molossidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Rhinophylla
Species	Chaerephon bemmeleni	Rhinophylla alethina

Evolutionary Relationship

Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat and Hairy Little Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (morcego)

Conservation Status

Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat

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.