Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Mudworm

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Aporrectodea limicola

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Mudworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Clitellata (Clitellata)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lumbricidae
Genus	Diphylla	Aporrectodea
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Aporrectodea limicola

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Mudworm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mudworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Mudworm
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.

Mudworm

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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