Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Seneca Root

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Polygala senega

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Seneca Root is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Seneca Root
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Polygalaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Polygala
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Polygala senega

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Seneca Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Seneca Root
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.

Seneca Root

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Japan, and United States.