Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Rough-Tailed

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Bathytoshia centroura

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Rough-Tailed is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Rough-Tailed
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Diphylla	Bathytoshia
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Bathytoshia centroura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rough-Tailed

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Rough-Tailed
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-Tailed