Eastern Small-Footed Bat vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Myotis leibii compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Key Differences

• Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered while Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order same	Chiroptera (yarasa)	Chiroptera (yarasa)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Myotis	Diphylla
Species	Myotis leibii	Diphylla ecaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Small-Footed Bat and Hairy-legged Vampire Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (yarasa)

Conservation Status

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.