Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Thyroptera lavali

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order same	Chiroptera (yarasa)	Chiroptera (yarasa)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Thyroptera
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Thyroptera lavali

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and LaVal's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (yarasa)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	LaVal's Disk-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.

LaVal's Disk-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