Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Swollen fingergrass

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Chloris barbata

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Swollen fingergrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Swollen fingergrass
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fringillidae
Genus	Diphylla	Chloris
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Chloris barbata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Swollen fingergrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Swollen fingergrass
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.

Swollen fingergrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (Romania), North America (Cuba, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela