Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Isopod

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Porcellio dilatatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Isopod
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Diphylla	Porcellio
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Porcellio dilatatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Isopod

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Isopod
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.

Isopod

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).