Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Sickener

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Russula emetica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Sickener
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Russula
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Russula emetica

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sickener

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Sickener
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.

Sickener

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).