Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Mexican free-tailed bat

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Tadarida brasiliensis

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Mexican free-tailed bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Mexican free-tailed bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order same	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Molossidae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Tadarida
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Tadarida brasiliensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Mexican free-tailed bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (ค้างคาว)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Mexican free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Mexican 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.

Mexican free-tailed 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