Dioecious Amaranth vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Amaranthus palmeri compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dioecious Amaranth	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Amaranthus	Diphylla
Species	Amaranthus palmeri	Diphylla ecaudata

Conservation Status

Dioecious Amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dioecious Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (22 countries), and North America (Canada, Cuba).

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.