Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Patagonian Opossum

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Lestodelphys halli

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Patagonian Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Diphylla	Lestodelphys
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Lestodelphys halli

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Patagonian Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Patagonian Opossum
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.

Patagonian Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.