Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs thin-necked bladderworm

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Taenia hydatigena

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while thin-necked bladderworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	thin-necked bladderworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Platyhelminthes (Platyhelminthes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cestoda (Cestoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Taeniidae
Genus	Diphylla	Taenia
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Taenia hydatigena

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and thin-necked bladderworm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

thin-necked bladderworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	thin-necked bladderworm
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.

thin-necked bladderworm

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.