Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Palefoot Saddle

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Helvella leucopus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Palefoot Saddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Helvellaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Helvella
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Helvella leucopus

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Palefoot Saddle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Palefoot Saddle
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.

Palefoot Saddle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.