Common vampire bat vs Koala
They share the class Mammalia but sit in different orders: Common vampire bat in Chiroptera, Koala in Diprotodontia.
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What is the difference between a common vampire bat and a koala?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- They share the class Mammalia but sit in different orders: Common vampire bat in Chiroptera, Koala in Diprotodontia.
- The common vampire bat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the koala is Vulnerable.
- They have been recorded in 1 of the same countries (the common vampire bat in 24 in total, the koala in 10). Shared records include zoos, so this does not mean they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Common vampire bat | Koala | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Desmodus rotundus | Phascolarctos cinereus |
| Family | Phyllostomidae | Phascolarctidae |
| Order | Chiroptera | Diprotodontia |
| Weight | 32.5 g | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | 10 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | leaf |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Vulnerable |
| Countries recorded | 24 | 10 |
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