Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Amerika-aka-ei

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Hypanus americanus

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Amerika-aka-ei is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Amerika-aka-ei
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Myliobatiformes (トビエイ目)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Diphylla	Hypanus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Hypanus americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Amerika-aka-ei share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索動物)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Amerika-aka-ei

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Amerika-aka-ei
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.

Amerika-aka-ei

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela