Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Lesser guitarfish

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Zapteryx brevirostris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Lesser guitarfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rhinopristiformes (Rhinopristiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Rhinobatidae
Genus	Diphylla	Zapteryx
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Zapteryx brevirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser guitarfish

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Lesser guitarfish
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 guitarfish