Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Lesser Noctule

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Lesser Noctule
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	Phyllostomidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Diphylla	Nyctalus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Nyctalus leisleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Lesser Noctule share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (ค้างคาว)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Lesser Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Lesser Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Sweden, and Ukraine. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.