Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Vampyressa thyone

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Northern Little Yellow-eared 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 same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Vampyressa
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Vampyressa thyone

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Northern Little Yellow-eared 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.

Northern Little Yellow-eared 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