Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Saccopteryx leptura

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Lesser Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Lesser Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order same	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Saccopteryx
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Saccopteryx leptura

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Lesser Sac-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (рукокрылые)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Lesser Sac-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.

Lesser Sac-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