Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Scaled Piculet

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Picumnus squamulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Scaled Piculet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Picidae
Genus	Diphylla	Picumnus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Picumnus squamulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Scaled Piculet share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Scaled Piculet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Scaled Piculet
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.

Scaled Piculet

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela