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Common vampire bat vs Lion

The lion is heavier: 157 kg against 32.5 g for the common vampire bat, about 4831 times the weight.

Common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus)
Common vampire bat LCLeast Concern
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Lion (Panthera leo)
Lion VUVulnerable
Photo: Sumit.pamnani at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a common vampire bat and a lion?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

  • The lion is heavier: 157 kg against 32.5 g for the common vampire bat, about 4831 times the weight.
  • They share the class Mammalia but sit in different orders: Common vampire bat in Chiroptera, Lion in Carnivora.
  • The common vampire bat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the lion is Vulnerable.
  • They have been recorded in 4 of the same countries (the common vampire bat in 24 in total, the lion in 63). Shared records include zoos, so this does not mean they meet in the wild.

Side by side

Common vampire batLion
Scientific nameDesmodus rotundusPanthera leo
FamilyPhyllostomidaeFelidae
OrderChiropteraCarnivora
Weight32.5 g126 kg – 188 kg
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
LifespanNot recordedNot recorded
Main foodNot recordedungulate
HabitatNot recordedNot recorded
Conservation statusLeast ConcernVulnerable
Countries recorded2463

A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.

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