Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs silky cuscus

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Phalanger sericeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	silky cuscus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Diphylla	Phalanger
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Phalanger sericeus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

silky cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	silky cuscus
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.

silky cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.