Greater Long-tongued Bat vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Choeroniscus periosus compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Key Differences

• Greater Long-tongued Bat is Vulnerable while Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Long-tongued 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 same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Choeroniscus	Diphylla
Species	Choeroniscus periosus	Diphylla ecaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Long-tongued Bat and Hairy-legged Vampire Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Greater Long-tongued Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Long-tongued Bat	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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