Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Handley's Red Bat

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Lasiurus atratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Handley's Red Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Diphylla	Lasiurus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Lasiurus atratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Handley's Red Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Handley's Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Handley's Red Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Handley's Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela