Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Marsh dandelion

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Taraxacum palustre

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Marsh dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Diphylla	Taraxacum
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Taraxacum palustre

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Marsh dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Marsh dandelion
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 dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.