Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Seedcorn maggot

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Delia platura

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Seedcorn maggot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Seedcorn maggot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Anthomyiidae
Genus	Diphylla	Delia
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Delia platura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Seedcorn maggot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Seedcorn maggot
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.

Seedcorn maggot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).