Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Sidewalk Firedot

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Xanthocarpia feracissima

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Sidewalk Firedot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Sidewalk Firedot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Teloschistales (Teloschistales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Teloschistaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Xanthocarpia
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Xanthocarpia feracissima

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sidewalk Firedot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Sidewalk Firedot
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.

Sidewalk Firedot

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.