Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Papagayo

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Sesbania sericea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Papagayo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Sesbania
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Sesbania sericea

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Papagayo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Papagayo
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.

Papagayo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Seychelles), Asia (Maldives), North America (8 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela