Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Headfly

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Hydrotaea irritans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Headfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Muscidae
Genus	Diphylla	Hydrotaea
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Hydrotaea irritans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.