vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Bacillus anthracis compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Firmicutes (Firmicutes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacilli (Bacilli)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Bacillales (Bacillales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bacillaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Bacillus	Diphylla
Species	Bacillus anthracis	Diphylla ecaudata

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across South Africa, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Bacillus anthracis is a species in the genus Bacillus. Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.