Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Jerine's Widow

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Dingana jerinae

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Jerine's Widow is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Jerine's Widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Diphylla	Dingana
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Dingana jerinae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Jerine's Widow

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Jerine's Widow
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.

Jerine's Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.