Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Longnose Stingray

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Hypanus guttatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Longnose Stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Diphylla	Hypanus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Hypanus guttatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Longnose Stingray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Longnose Stingray
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.

Longnose Stingray

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela