Fodder Vetch vs Great Stripe-faced Bat

Vicia villosa compared with Vampyrodes caraccioli

Key Differences

• Fodder Vetch is Vulnerable while Great Stripe-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fodder Vetch	Great Stripe-faced 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	Vicia	Vampyrodes
Species	Vicia villosa	Vampyrodes caraccioli

Conservation Status

Fodder Vetch

VU — Vulnerable

Great Stripe-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fodder Vetch	Great Stripe-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fodder Vetch

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (9 countries), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Great Stripe-faced 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 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia