Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Silky Parchment

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Stereum striatum

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Silky Parchment is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Silky Parchment
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Stereum
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Stereum striatum

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Silky Parchment

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Silky Parchment
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.

Silky Parchment

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and United States.