Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Violet Dropwing

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Trithemis annulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Violet Dropwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Diphylla	Trithemis
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Trithemis annulata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Violet Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Violet Dropwing
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.

Violet Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.