Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Jaguarundi

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Jaguarundi
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Diphylla	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Puma yagouaroundi

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Jaguarundi share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Jaguarundi
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.

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela