Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Little Red Flying Fox

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Little Red Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Little Red Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order same	Chiroptera (bộ Dơi)	Chiroptera (bộ Dơi)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Rhinophylla	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Pteropus scapulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Little Red Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (bộ Dơi)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Little Red 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.

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.