Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Sturnira luisi

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Luis's Yellow-shouldered 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 same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Sturnira
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Sturnira luisi

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Luis's Yellow-shouldered 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.

Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador