Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Phyllostomus elongatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order same	Chiroptera (चमगादड़)	Chiroptera (चमगादड़)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Diphylla	Phyllostomus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Phyllostomus elongatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Lesser Spear-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Lesser Spear-nosed 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.

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

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