Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Mat Spiderhead

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Serruria viridifolia

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Mat Spiderhead is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Mat Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Serruria
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Serruria viridifolia

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mat Spiderhead

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Mat Spiderhead
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.

Mat Spiderhead

Habitat

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