Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs kit fox

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Vulpes macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	kit fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Diphylla	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Vulpes macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

kit fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	kit fox
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.

kit fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.