Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Mystacina tuberculata

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Lesser New Zealand Short-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	Mystacinidae
Genus	Diphylla	Mystacina
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Mystacina tuberculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Lesser New Zealand Short-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.

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.