Flower-faced Bat vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Anthops ornatus compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Key Differences

  • Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Flower-faced 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 Hipposideridae Phyllostomidae
Genus Anthops Diphylla
Species Anthops ornatus Diphylla ecaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Flower-faced Bat Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Flower-faced Bat

No description available.

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia