Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs smooth dock

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Rumex altissimus

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while smooth dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	smooth dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Rumex
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Rumex altissimus

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

smooth dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	smooth dock
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.

smooth dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).