Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Molossus pretiosus

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Miller’s Mastiff Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Miller’s Mastiff Bat
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	Molossidae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Molossus
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Molossus pretiosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Miller’s Mastiff Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (bộ Dơi)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Miller’s Mastiff 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.

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia