Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Senegal Lapwing

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Vanellus lugubris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Senegal Lapwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Charadriidae
Genus	Diphylla	Vanellus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Vanellus lugubris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Senegal Lapwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Senegal Lapwing
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.

Senegal Lapwing

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.