Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Newstead scale

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Lepidosaphes newsteadi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Newstead scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Diaspididae
Genus	Diphylla	Lepidosaphes
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Lepidosaphes newsteadi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Newstead scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Newstead scale
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.

Newstead scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.