Brazilian Porcupine vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Coendou prehensilis compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian Porcupine	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Erethizontidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Coendou	Diphylla
Species	Coendou prehensilis	Diphylla ecaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian Porcupine and Hairy-legged Vampire Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Brazilian Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian Porcupine	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Brazilian Porcupine

The Brazilian Porcupine (Coendou prehensilis) is a species in the genus Coendou. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela