Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Mérida Brocket

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Diphylla	Mazama
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Mazama bricenii

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Mérida Brocket share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Mérida Brocket
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.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela