Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Troitsky's Psephellus

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Psephellus troitzkyi

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Troitsky's Psephellus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Troitsky's Psephellus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Diphylla	Psephellus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Psephellus troitzkyi

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Troitsky's Psephellus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Troitsky's Psephellus
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.

Troitsky's Psephellus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.