Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Lesser devilray

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Lesser devilray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Diphylla	Mobula
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Lesser devilray
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 devilray