Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Silver Colonel

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Odontomyia argentata

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Silver Colonel is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Silver Colonel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Diphylla	Odontomyia
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Odontomyia argentata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Silver Colonel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Silver Colonel
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.

Silver Colonel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.