Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Lyles flying fox

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Lyles flying fox
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Rhinophylla	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Pteropus lylei

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Lyles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (рукокрылые)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Lyles flying fox
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.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.