Guyenne Spiny-rat vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Proechimys guyannensis compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guyenne Spiny-rat	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Echimyidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Proechimys	Diphylla
Species	Proechimys guyannensis	Diphylla ecaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Guyenne Spiny-rat and Hairy-legged Vampire Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Guyenne Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guyenne Spiny-rat	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guyenne Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Hairy-legged Vampire 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 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela