Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs New Guinean Quoll

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Diphylla	Dasyurus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	New Guinean Quoll
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.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.