Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Tunicate

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Ascidia zara

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Tunicate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ascidiacea (Ascidiacea)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Phlebobranchia
Family	Phyllostomidae	Ascidiidae
Genus	Diphylla	Ascidia
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Ascidia zara

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Tunicate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tunicate

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Tunicate
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.

Tunicate

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Mexico and United States.