Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Meadow Phlox

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Phlox maculata

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Meadow Phlox is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Meadow Phlox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Phlox
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Phlox maculata

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Meadow Phlox

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Meadow Phlox
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.

Meadow Phlox

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and United States.