Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Highwater Grass

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Sporobolus pumilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Highwater Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Diphylla	Sporobolus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Sporobolus pumilus

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Highwater Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Highwater Grass
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.

Highwater Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Italy, and United States.