Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Western Dwarf

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Elachista triseriatella

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Western Dwarf is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Western Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Elachistidae
Genus	Diphylla	Elachista
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Elachista triseriatella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Western Dwarf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Western Dwarf
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.

Western Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.