Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Love Apple

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Paris polyphylla

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Love Apple is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Love Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Paris
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Paris polyphylla

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Love Apple

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Love Apple
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.

Love Apple

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.