Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Lost Flat-Body

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Depressaria depressana

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Lost Flat-Body is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Lost Flat-Body
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Depressariidae
Genus	Diphylla	Depressaria
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Depressaria depressana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lost Flat-Body

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Lost Flat-Body
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.

Lost Flat-Body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.