Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs water dock

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Rumex aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Rumex
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	water dock
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.

water dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).