Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs thread rush

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Juncus filiformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	thread rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Juncaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Juncus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Juncus filiformis

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

thread rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	thread rush
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.

thread rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile).