Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Sallow midget

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Phyllonorycter hilarella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Sallow midget
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Gracillariidae
Genus	Diphylla	Phyllonorycter
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Phyllonorycter hilarella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sallow midget

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Sallow midget
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.

Sallow midget

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (5 countries).