Eastern Red Bat vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Lasiurus borealis compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Red Bat	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lasiurus	Diphylla
Species	Lasiurus borealis	Diphylla ecaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Red Bat and Hairy-legged Vampire Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Fledertiere)

Conservation Status

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Red Bat	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.