Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Raposa

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Vulpes vulpes

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Raposa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Rhinophylla	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Vulpes vulpes

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Raposa share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Raposa

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Raposa
Diet	—	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	70 cm
Average Weight	—	6.0 kg

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.

Raposa

Habitat

Typically found in a wide range of habitat types.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Israel), Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina).

Raposa

A raposa-vermelha (Vulpes vulpes) e o carnivoro selvagem de distribuicao mais ampla da Terra. Colonizou habitats que vao da tundra artica a ambientes urbanos em todo o hemisferio norte e em areas onde foi introduzida na Australia. Reconhecida pela pelagem ruiva, o ventre branco e a cauda espessa. Omnivora altamente adaptavel, a raposa-vermelha come de tudo, de coelhos e campanhois a frutos e restos humanos. Comunica-se com mais de 40 vocalizacoes distintas.