Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Star sedge

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Rhynchospora colorata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Star sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Rhynchospora
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Rhynchospora colorata

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Star sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Star sedge
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.

Star sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Cuba, Indonesia, and Taiwan.