Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Malabar nut

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Justicia adhatoda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Malabar nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Justicia
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Justicia adhatoda

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Malabar nut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Malabar nut
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.

Malabar nut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Asia (China, Cyprus, Taiwan) and Europe (Greece, Italy, Malta).