Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Sand Saffron

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Colchicum arenarium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Sand Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Colchicum
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Colchicum arenarium

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sand Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Sand Saffron
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.

Sand Saffron

Habitat

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