Giant Otter vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Pteronura brasiliensis compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Key Differences

• Giant Otter is Endangered while Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Otter	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pteronura	Diphylla
Species	Pteronura brasiliensis	Diphylla ecaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant Otter and Hairy-legged Vampire Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

Giant Otter

EN — Endangered

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Otter	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela. 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 🇻🇪 Venezuela