Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Soft scale

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Physokermes piceae

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Soft scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Soft scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Coccidae
Genus	Diphylla	Physokermes
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Physokermes piceae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Soft scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Soft scale
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.

Soft scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.