Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Marsh Button

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Acleris lorquiniana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Marsh Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Diphylla	Acleris
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Acleris lorquiniana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Marsh Button
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.

Marsh Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.