Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs lechwe

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Kobus leche

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	lechwe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Diphylla	Kobus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Kobus leche

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

lechwe

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	lechwe
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.

lechwe

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, South Africa, and United Kingdom. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.