Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Pale-winged Dog-like Bat

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Peropteryx pallidoptera

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Pale-winged Dog-like Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Pale-winged Dog-like 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	Phyllostomidae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Diphylla	Peropteryx
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Peropteryx pallidoptera

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Pale-winged Dog-like Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Fledertiere)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pale-winged Dog-like Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Pale-winged Dog-like 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.

Pale-winged Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador