Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Lesser Smoothcap

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Atrichum angustatum

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Lesser Smoothcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Lesser Smoothcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polytrichopsida (Polytrichopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polytrichales (Polytrichales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Polytrichaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Atrichum
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Atrichum angustatum

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Smoothcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Lesser Smoothcap
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.

Lesser Smoothcap

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.