Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Variable Chafer

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Diphylla	Gnorimus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Variable Chafer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Variable Chafer
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.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.