Black flying fox vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Pteropus alecto compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black flying fox Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom same Animalia (động vật) Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same Chordata (động vật có dây sống) Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same Mammalia (lớp Thú) Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order same Chiroptera (bộ Dơi) Chiroptera (bộ Dơi)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Phyllostomidae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Diphylla
Species Pteropus alecto Diphylla ecaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Black flying fox and Hairy-legged Vampire Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (bộ Dơi)

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black flying fox Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

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.

Black flying fox

The Black flying fox (Pteropus alecto) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

No description available.

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