Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Taypau

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Homalium taypau

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Taypau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Taypau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Homalium
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Homalium taypau

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Taypau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Taypau
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.

Taypau

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.