Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Thrift Rust

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Uromyces armeriae

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Thrift Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Thrift Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Uromyces
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Uromyces armeriae

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thrift Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Thrift Rust
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.

Thrift Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.