Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs hedgehog

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Erinaceus europaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Diphylla	Erinaceus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Erinaceus europaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	hedgehog
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.

hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan), Europe (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

hedgehog

hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.