Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs North American porcupine

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	North American porcupine
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	Erethizontidae
Genus	Diphylla	Erethizon
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	North American porcupine
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.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.