Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Lichen Button

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Acleris literana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Lichen Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Diphylla	Acleris
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Acleris literana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lichen Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Lichen Button
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.

Lichen Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.