Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Louse

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Polyplax serrata

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Louse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Louse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Psocodea (Psocodea)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Polyplacidae
Genus	Diphylla	Polyplax
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Polyplax serrata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Louse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Louse
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.

Louse

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.