Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Nitzschia angularis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Nitzschia
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Nitzschia angularis

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
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.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Nitzschia angularis is an elongated, pennate freshwater diatom with angular poles and a distinctive raphe positioned along the keel of the frustule. It inhabits eutrophic to mesotrophic freshwater environments including rivers, ponds, and nutrient-enriched lakes. This photosynthetic diatom is associated with moderately enriched freshwater conditions.