Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Saccopteryx leptura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Lesser Sac-winged 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	Phyllostomidae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Diphylla	Saccopteryx
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Saccopteryx leptura

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Lesser Sac-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (morcego)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Lesser Sac-winged 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 Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela