Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Starrynose stingray

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Pastinachus stellurostris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Starrynose stingray
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	Pastinachus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Pastinachus stellurostris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Starrynose stingray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Starrynose stingray
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.

Starrynose stingray