Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Juniper-Apple Rust

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Juniper-Apple Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Juniper-Apple Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Gymnosporangiaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Gymnosporangium
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Juniper-Apple Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Juniper-Apple Rust
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.

Juniper-Apple Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).