Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Variable Darner

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Aeshna interrupta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Variable Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Diphylla	Aeshna
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Aeshna interrupta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Variable Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Variable Darner
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 Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.