Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs North Moluccan Flying Fox

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Pteropus caniceps

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while North Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	North Moluccan Flying Fox
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Diphylla	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Pteropus caniceps

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and North Moluccan Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

North Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	North Moluccan Flying Fox
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.

North Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.