Chestnut-capped Piha vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Lipaugus weberi compared with Thyroptera discifera

Key Differences

• Chestnut-capped Piha is Endangered while Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-capped Piha	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cotingidae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Lipaugus	Thyroptera
Species	Lipaugus weberi	Thyroptera discifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-capped Piha and Peters's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-capped Piha

EN — Endangered

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-capped Piha	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-capped Piha

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Chestnut-capped Piha

The Chestnut-capped Piha (Lipaugus weberi) is a species in the genus Lipaugus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia