Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Long Tom Widow

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Dingana angusta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Long Tom Widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Diphylla	Dingana
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Dingana angusta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Long Tom Widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Long Tom Widow
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 Tom Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.