Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Key Differences

• Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered while Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order same	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Emballonuridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Balantiopteryx	Diphylla
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Diphylla ecaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Hairy-legged Vampire 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 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador