Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Threeleaf Halberd Fern

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Tectaria trifoliata

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Threeleaf Halberd Fern is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Threeleaf Halberd Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Tectariaceae
Genus	Diphylla	Tectaria
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Tectaria trifoliata

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Threeleaf Halberd Fern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Threeleaf Halberd Fern
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.

Threeleaf Halberd Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia