Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Long-legged fly

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Dolichopus rupestris

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Long-legged fly is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Long-legged fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dolichopodidae
Genus	Diphylla	Dolichopus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Dolichopus rupestris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Long-legged fly

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Long-legged fly
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.

Long-legged fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.