Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs long-armed squid

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Chiroteuthis veranii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	long-armed squid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Chiroteuthidae
Genus	Diphylla	Chiroteuthis
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Chiroteuthis veranii

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and long-armed squid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

long-armed squid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	long-armed squid
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.

long-armed squid

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Chile.