Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Peterson's Free-tailed Bat

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Mops petersoni

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Peterson's Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Peterson's Free-tailed 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	Phyllostomidae	Molossidae
Genus	Diphylla	Mops
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Mops petersoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Peterson's Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Peterson's Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Peterson's Free-tailed 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.

Peterson's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.