Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Jackson’s Mongoose

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Bdeogale jacksoni

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Jackson’s Mongoose is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Jackson’s Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Diphylla	Bdeogale
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Bdeogale jacksoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Jackson’s Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Jackson’s Mongoose

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Jackson’s Mongoose
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.

Jackson’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.