Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Larder beetle

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Dermestes lardarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Larder beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dermestidae
Genus	Diphylla	Dermestes
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Dermestes lardarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Larder beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Larder beetle
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.

Larder beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).