Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Scaly Shadow Lichen

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Phaeophyscia squarrosa

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Scaly Shadow Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Scaly Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Physciaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Phaeophyscia
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Phaeophyscia squarrosa

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Shadow Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Scaly Shadow Lichen
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.

Scaly Shadow Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.