Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Mitchell's Amaranth

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Amaranthus mitchellii

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Mitchell's Amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Mitchell's Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Amaranthus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Amaranthus mitchellii

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mitchell's Amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Mitchell's Amaranth
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.

Mitchell's Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).