Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Large Leaf Watercress Algae

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Halimeda discoidea

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Large Leaf Watercress Algae is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Large Leaf Watercress Algae
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Bryopsidales (Bryopsidales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Halimedaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Halimeda
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Halimeda discoidea

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Large Leaf Watercress Algae

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Large Leaf Watercress Algae
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.

Large Leaf Watercress Algae

Habitat

Native to Asia and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan.