Bates's Swift vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Apus batesi compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bates's Swift Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Aves (Birds) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Apodiformes (Apodiformes) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Apodidae Phyllostomidae
Genus Apus Diphylla
Species Apus batesi Diphylla ecaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Bates's Swift and Hairy-legged Vampire Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bates's Swift

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bates's Swift Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bates's Swift

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.

Bates's Swift

The Bates's Swift (Apus batesi) is a species in the genus Apus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

No description available.

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