Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Palawan Fruit Bat

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Acerodon leucotis

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Palawan Fruit Bat
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	Acerodon
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Acerodon leucotis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Palawan Fruit Bat
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.

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.