Common vampire bat vs Red fox
They share the class Mammalia but sit in different orders: Common vampire bat in Chiroptera, Red fox in Carnivora.
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What is the difference between a common vampire bat and a red fox?
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, Red fox in Carnivora.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
- They have been recorded in 2 of the same countries (the common vampire bat in 24 in total, the red fox in 91). Shared records include zoos, so this does not mean they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Common vampire bat | Red fox | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Desmodus rotundus | Vulpes vulpes |
| Family | Phyllostomidae | Canidae |
| Order | Chiroptera | Carnivora |
| Weight | 32.5 g | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | 5 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Oryctolagus, fruit |
| Habitat | Not recorded | forest, grassland, shrubland, desert, wetland, urban area |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | 24 | 91 |
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