Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Moluccan Flying Fox
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Diphylla	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Pteropus chrysoproctus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Moluccan Flying Fox
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.

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.