Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Spotted Thick-knee

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Burhinus capensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Spotted Thick-knee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Burhinidae
Genus	Diphylla	Burhinus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Burhinus capensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Spotted Thick-knee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Spotted Thick-knee
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.

Spotted Thick-knee

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.