Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Mormopterus jugularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Peters's Wrinkle-lipped 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	Phyllostomidae	Molossidae
Genus	Diphylla	Mormopterus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Mormopterus jugularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Peters's Wrinkle-lipped 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.

Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.