Dark Pincertail vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Onychogomphus assimilis compared with Thyroptera discifera

Key Differences

• Dark Pincertail is Vulnerable while Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Pincertail	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Gomphidae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Onychogomphus	Thyroptera
Species	Onychogomphus assimilis	Thyroptera discifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark Pincertail and Peters's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Pincertail	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.