Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs hoary basil

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Ocimum africanum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	hoary basil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Ocimum
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Ocimum africanum

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

hoary basil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	hoary basil
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.

hoary basil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Guinea, India, and Madagascar.