Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Marsh Violet Rust

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Puccinia fergussonii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Marsh Violet Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Puccinia
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Puccinia fergussonii

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Violet Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Marsh Violet Rust
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 Violet Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.