Bay-rush vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Zamia integrifolia compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Key Differences

• Bay-rush is Near Threatened while Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bay-rush	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Zamiaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Zamia	Diphylla
Species	Zamia integrifolia	Diphylla ecaudata

Conservation Status

Bay-rush

NT — Near Threatened

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bay-rush

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Bay-rush

The Bay-rush (Zamia integrifolia) is a species in the genus Zamia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotrop