Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Zipperback

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Chrysotoxum elegans

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Zipperback is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Zipperback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Diphylla	Chrysotoxum
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Chrysotoxum elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Zipperback

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Zipperback
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.

Zipperback

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.