Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Little Free-tailed Bat

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Chaerephon pumilus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Little Free-tailed 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	Molossidae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Chaerephon
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Chaerephon pumilus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Little Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Little Free-tailed 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.

Little Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.