Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Heath Damselbug

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Nabis ericetorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Heath Damselbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Nabidae
Genus	Diphylla	Nabis
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Nabis ericetorum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Heath Damselbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Heath Damselbug
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.

Heath Damselbug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.