Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Sturnira parvidens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Diphylla	Sturnira
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Sturnira parvidens

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat
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.

Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia