Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs puku

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Kobus vardonii

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while puku is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	puku
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Diphylla	Kobus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Kobus vardonii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

puku

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	puku
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.

puku

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.