Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs marbled lungfish

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Protopterus aethiopicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	marbled lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Protopteridae
Genus	Diphylla	Protopterus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Protopterus aethiopicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

marbled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	marbled lungfish
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.

marbled lungfish

Habitat

Native to Africa, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Rwanda.