Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs hop dodder

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Cuscuta lupuliformis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	hop dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Cuscuta
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Cuscuta lupuliformis

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

hop dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	hop dodder
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.

hop dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).