Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Thin Nut Truffle

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Hymenogaster tener

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Thin Nut Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Thin Nut Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Diphylla	Hymenogaster
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Hymenogaster tener

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thin Nut Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Thin Nut Truffle
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 Nut Truffle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.