Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Munk's devil ray

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Mobula munkiana

Key Differences

  • Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Munk's devil ray is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Hairy-legged Vampire Bat Munk's devil ray
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Elasmobranchii
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family Phyllostomidae Myliobatidae
Genus Diphylla Mobula
Species Diphylla ecaudata Mobula munkiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Munk's devil ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Munk's devil ray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Hairy-legged Vampire Bat Munk's devil ray
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.

Munk's devil ray

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

No description available.

Munk's devil ray

No description available.

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