Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Swallow-tailed Cotinga

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Phibalura flavirostris

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Swallow-tailed Cotinga is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Swallow-tailed Cotinga
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cotingidae
Genus	Diphylla	Phibalura
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Phibalura flavirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Swallow-tailed Cotinga

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Swallow-tailed Cotinga
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.

Swallow-tailed Cotinga

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.