Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Lowland Tapir

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Perissodactyla (สัตว์กีบคี่)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Tapiridae
Genus	Diphylla	Tapirus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Tapirus terrestris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Lowland Tapir
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.

Lowland Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela