Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Larch Pug Moth

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Eupithecia lariciata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Larch Pug Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Geometridae
Genus	Diphylla	Eupithecia
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Eupithecia lariciata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Larch Pug Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Larch Pug Moth
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.

Larch Pug Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).