Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Nephelomys nimbosus

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Diphylla	Nephelomys
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Nephelomys nimbosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat
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.

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. 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 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador