Black-bearded Flying Fox vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order same	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Diphylla
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Diphylla ecaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-bearded Flying Fox and Hairy-legged Vampire Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (ค้างคาว)

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Black-bearded Flying Fox

The Black-bearded Flying Fox (Pteropus melanopogon) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.