Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Madagascan fruit bat

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Madagascan fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Diphylla	Eidolon
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Eidolon dupreanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Madagascan fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Madagascan fruit 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.

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.