Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Chaerephon major

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Hairy-legged Vampire Bat Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same Animalia (動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum same Chordata (脊索動物) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same Mammalia (哺乳類) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same Chiroptera (翼手目) Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family Phyllostomidae Molossidae
Genus Diphylla Chaerephon
Species Diphylla ecaudata Chaerephon major

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Hairy-legged Vampire Bat Lappet-eared Free-tailed 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.

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

No description available.

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

No description available.

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