Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Spring Polypore

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Lentinus arcularius

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Spring Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Lentinus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Lentinus arcularius

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Spring Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Spring Polypore
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.

Spring Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.