Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Namaqua Dancer

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Alenia namaqua

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Namaqua Dancer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Diphylla	Alenia
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Alenia namaqua

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Namaqua Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Namaqua Dancer
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.

Namaqua Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.