Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Ray

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Diphylla	Atlantoraja
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Ray
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.

Ray