Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Southern Dwarf

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Elachista stabilella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Southern Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Elachistidae
Genus	Diphylla	Elachista
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Elachista stabilella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Southern Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Southern Dwarf
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.

Southern Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.