Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Pteropus speciosus

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Philippine Gray Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Philippine Gray Flying Fox
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Rhinophylla	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Pteropus speciosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Philippine Gray Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (yarasa)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Philippine Gray 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.

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.