Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Petaurista magnificus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel
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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Diphylla	Petaurista
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Petaurista magnificus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel
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.

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.