Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Little Big-eyed Bat

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Chiroderma trinitatum

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Little Big-eyed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Little Big-eyed 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 same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Chiroderma
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Chiroderma trinitatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Little Big-eyed Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Little Big-eyed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Little Big-eyed 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 Big-eyed 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