Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Merida Brushfinch

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Atlapetes meridae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Merida Brushfinch
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Passerellidae
Genus	Diphylla	Atlapetes
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Atlapetes meridae

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Merida Brushfinch share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Merida Brushfinch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Merida Brushfinch
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.

Merida Brushfinch

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.