Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Rough ray

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Raja radula

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Rough ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Rough ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Rajidae
Genus	Diphylla	Raja
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Raja radula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rough ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Rough 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.

Rough ray