Desert Darter vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Sympetrum sinaiticum compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Darter	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Libellulidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Sympetrum	Diphylla
Species	Sympetrum sinaiticum	Diphylla ecaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Desert Darter and Hairy-legged Vampire Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Desert Darter

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Darter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.