Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Tutsan Rust

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Melampsora hypericorum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tutsan Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Tutsan 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.

Tutsan Rust

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (8 countries).