Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Stingray

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Urogymnus lobistoma

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	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	Urogymnus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Urogymnus lobistoma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Stingray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	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.

Stingray