Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Three-lined Soldier

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Oxycera trilineata

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Three-lined Soldier is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Three-lined Soldier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Diphylla	Oxycera
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Oxycera trilineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Three-lined Soldier share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Three-lined Soldier

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Three-lined Soldier
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.

Three-lined Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.