Flats Silkypuff vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Diastella proteoides compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Key Differences

• Flats Silkypuff is Endangered while Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flats Silkypuff	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Proteaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Diastella	Diphylla
Species	Diastella proteoides	Diphylla ecaudata

Conservation Status

Flats Silkypuff

EN — Endangered

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flats Silkypuff

Habitat

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

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.