Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Pink Discus

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Pink Discus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Aleurodiscus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pink Discus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Pink Discus
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.

Pink Discus

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.