Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Sumatran orangutan

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Diphylla	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Pongo abelii

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and Sumatran orangutan share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Sumatran orangutan
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 orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.