Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Sumatran Drongo

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Dicrurus sumatranus

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Sumatran Drongo is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Sumatran Drongo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dicruridae
Genus	Diphylla	Dicrurus
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Dicrurus sumatranus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sumatran Drongo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Sumatran Drongo
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.

Sumatran Drongo

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.