Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Waved Pincertail

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Diphylla	Onychogomphus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Waved Pincertail
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.

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.