Eastern Whip-poor-will vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Antrostomus vociferus compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Key Differences

• Eastern Whip-poor-will is Near Threatened while Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Whip-poor-will	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caprimulgiformes (Caprimulgiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Caprimulgidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Antrostomus	Diphylla
Species	Antrostomus vociferus	Diphylla ecaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Whip-poor-will and Hairy-legged Vampire Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Eastern Whip-poor-will

NT — Near Threatened

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Whip-poor-will	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Whip-poor-will

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.