Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Variable Flying Fox

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Variable Flying Fox
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Diphylla	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Pteropus hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Variable Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Variable Flying Fox
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.

Variable Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.