Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Highfin dogfish

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Centroscyllium excelsum

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Highfin dogfish is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Highfin dogfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Etmopteridae
Genus	Diphylla	Centroscyllium
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Centroscyllium excelsum

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Highfin dogfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Highfin dogfish

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Highfin dogfish
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.

Highfin dogfish