Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Roughback Whipray

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Fluvitrygon kittipongi

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Roughback Whipray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Roughback Whipray
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	Fluvitrygon
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Fluvitrygon kittipongi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Roughback Whipray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Roughback Whipray
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.

Roughback Whipray