Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Lesser Crested Tern

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Thalasseus bengalensis

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Lesser Crested Tern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Lesser Crested Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Laridae
Genus	Diphylla	Thalasseus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Thalasseus bengalensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Crested Tern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Lesser Crested Tern
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 Crested Tern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.