Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Lesser bilby

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Lesser bilby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Diphylla	Macrotis
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Lesser bilby
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.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.