Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Jungle Shrew

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Soricidae
Genus	Diphylla	Suncus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Jungle Shrew
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.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.