Dark flying fox vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Pteropus subniger compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order same	Chiroptera (박쥐)	Chiroptera (박쥐)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Diphylla
Species	Pteropus subniger	Diphylla ecaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark flying fox and Hairy-legged Vampire Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (박쥐)

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.