Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Ornate Flying Fox

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Hairy-legged Vampire Bat Ornate 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 ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Hairy-legged Vampire Bat Ornate 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.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

No description available.

Ornate Flying Fox

No description available.

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