Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Window Gnat

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Window Gnat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Anisopodidae
Genus	Diphylla	Sylvicola
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Sylvicola fenestralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Window Gnat
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.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.