Craighead’s Noddingcaps vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Triphora craigheadii compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Key Differences

• Craighead’s Noddingcaps is Endangered while Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Craighead’s Noddingcaps	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Orchidaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Triphora	Diphylla
Species	Triphora craigheadii	Diphylla ecaudata

Conservation Status

Craighead’s Noddingcaps

EN — Endangered

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Craighead’s Noddingcaps	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Craighead’s Noddingcaps

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.