Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Hill Swallow

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Hirundo domicola

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Hill Swallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Hill Swallow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Hirundinidae
Genus	Diphylla	Hirundo
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Hirundo domicola

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hill Swallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Hill Swallow
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.

Hill Swallow

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.