Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Hare's-tail

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Lagurus ovatus

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Hare's-tail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Hare's-tail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Diphylla	Lagurus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Lagurus ovatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Hare's-tail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Hare's-tail
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.

Hare's-tail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador