Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs mountain hare

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Lepus timidus

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while mountain hare is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	mountain hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Diphylla	Lepus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Lepus timidus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

mountain hare

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	mountain hare
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.

mountain hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.