Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Lesser Coucal

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Centropus bengalensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Lesser Coucal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cuculidae
Genus	Diphylla	Centropus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Centropus bengalensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Coucal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Lesser Coucal
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.

Lesser Coucal

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.