Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Sphingobium limneticum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Sphingobium
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Sphingobium limneticum

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobium limneticum is a Gram-negative aerobic rod first isolated from lake water environments, as its species name implies. It inhabits freshwater lakes and ponds across temperate regions. This chemoheterotroph decomposes dissolved organic matter in lacustrine environments and may degrade aromatic compounds.