Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Mesa Wart Lichen

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Pertusaria subpertusa

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Mesa Wart Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Mesa Wart Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pertusariaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Pertusaria
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Pertusaria subpertusa

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mesa Wart Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Mesa Wart Lichen
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.

Mesa Wart Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.