Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Staph Aureus

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Staphylococcus aureus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Staph Aureus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Firmicutes (Firmicutes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacilli (Bacilli)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Staphylococcales
Family	Phyllostomidae	Staphylococcaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Staphylococcus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Staphylococcus aureus

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Staph Aureus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Staph Aureus
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.

Staph Aureus

Habitat

Native to Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.