Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Napo Spiny-rat

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Proechimys quadruplicatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Napo Spiny-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	Echimyidae
Genus	Diphylla	Proechimys
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Proechimys quadruplicatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Napo Spiny-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.

Napo Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela