Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Diphylla	Urocitellus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Urocitellus undulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
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.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.