Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Tickell's Bat

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Hesperoptenus tickelli

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Tickell's Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Diphylla	Hesperoptenus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Hesperoptenus tickelli

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Tickell's Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tickell's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Tickell's Bat
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.

Tickell's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.