Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Streak-capped Treehunter

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Thripadectes virgaticeps

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Streak-capped Treehunter
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Furnariidae
Genus	Diphylla	Thripadectes
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Thripadectes virgaticeps

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Streak-capped Treehunter share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Streak-capped Treehunter

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Streak-capped Treehunter
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.

Streak-capped Treehunter

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Streak-capped Treehunter

Streak-capped Treehunter (Thripadectes virgaticeps) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela