Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Tufted Bracket

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Fuscoporia torulosa

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Tufted Bracket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Tufted Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Fuscoporia
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Fuscoporia torulosa

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Tufted Bracket
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.

Tufted Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.