Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Rhinolophus euryale

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Mediterranean Horseshoe 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	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Diphylla	Rhinolophus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Rhinolophus euryale

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Mediterranean Horseshoe 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.

Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.