Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Acerodon jubatus compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (morcego)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Acerodon	Diphylla
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Diphylla ecaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-capped Fruit Bat and Hairy-legged Vampire Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (morcego)

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

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.