Coppery Sprite vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Arielulus cuprosus compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Key Differences

• Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable while Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery Sprite	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Arielulus	Diphylla
Species	Arielulus cuprosus	Diphylla ecaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Coppery Sprite and Hairy-legged Vampire Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coppery Sprite	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery Sprite

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.