Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Mops mops

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Malayan Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Malayan Free-tailed 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	Molossidae
Genus	Diphylla	Mops
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Mops mops

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Malayan Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (morcego)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Malayan Free-tailed 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.

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.