Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Polar Bumble Bee

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Bombus polaris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Polar Bumble Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Diphylla	Bombus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Bombus polaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Polar Bumble Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Polar Bumble Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Polar Bumble Bee
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.

Polar Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.