Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Magellanic Cormorant

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Phalacrocorax magellanicus

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Magellanic Cormorant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Magellanic Cormorant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Diphylla	Phalacrocorax
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Phalacrocorax magellanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Magellanic Cormorant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Magellanic Cormorant
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.

Magellanic Cormorant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.