Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Nazca Booby

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Sula granti

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Nazca Booby is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Nazca Booby
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Aves (طيور)
Order	Chiroptera (خفاشيات)	Suliformes (أطيشيات)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Sulidae
Genus	Diphylla	Sula
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Sula granti

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Nazca Booby share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (حبليات)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Nazca Booby

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Nazca Booby
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.

Nazca Booby

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador