Cowpea vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Vigna unguiculata compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cowpea	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Vigna	Diphylla
Species	Vigna unguiculata	Diphylla ecaudata

Conservation Status

Cowpea

NE — Not Evaluated

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cowpea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Croatia, Italy), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador