Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Violet Smut

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Urocystis violae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Violet Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Urocystis
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Urocystis violae

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Violet Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Violet Smut
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 Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Denmark.