Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs mountain paca

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Cuniculus taczanowskii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	mountain paca
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	Cuniculidae
Genus	Diphylla	Cuniculus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Cuniculus taczanowskii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

mountain paca

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	mountain paca
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 paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela