Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Meerkat

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Suricata suricatta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Meerkat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Diphylla	Suricata
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Suricata suricatta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Meerkat
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.

Meerkat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador