De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat vs Dingy White Plume

Thyroptera devivoi compared with Merrifieldia baliodactylus

Key Differences

• De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Dingy White Plume is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat	Dingy White Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thyropteridae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Thyroptera	Merrifieldia
Species	Thyroptera devivoi	Merrifieldia baliodactylus

Evolutionary Relationship

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat and Dingy White Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Dingy White Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat	Dingy White Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Dingy White Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 6 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), and Europe (32 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.