Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Mullein

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Cucullia verbasci

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Mullein is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Mullein
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Diphylla	Cucullia
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Cucullia verbasci

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mullein

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Mullein
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.

Mullein

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.