Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Pointed Rush

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Juncus oxymeris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Pointed Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Juncaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Juncus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Juncus oxymeris

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pointed Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Pointed Rush
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.

Pointed Rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.