Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs String Sargassum

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Sargassum setifolium

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while String Sargassum is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	String Sargassum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Sargassaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Sargassum
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Sargassum setifolium

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

String Sargassum

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	String Sargassum
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.

String Sargassum