Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Patton’s Nectar 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 same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Diphylla	Hsunycteris
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Hsunycteris pattoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Patton’s Nectar Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Patton’s Nectar 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.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador