Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Root-headed Centaury

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Root-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Root-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Diphylla	Centaurea
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Root-headed Centaury
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.

Root-headed Centaury

Habitat

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