Atitlan Grebe vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Podilymbus gigas compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atitlan Grebe	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Podicipediformes (Podicipediformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Podicipedidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Podilymbus	Diphylla
Species	Podilymbus gigas	Diphylla ecaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Atitlan Grebe and Hairy-legged Vampire Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Atitlan Grebe

EX — Extinct

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atitlan Grebe	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atitlan Grebe

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Atitlan Grebe

The Atitlan Grebe (Podilymbus gigas) is a species in the genus Podilymbus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.