De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat vs Franklin's Gull

Thyroptera devivoi compared with Leucophaeus pipixcan

Key Differences

• De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Franklin's Gull is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat	Franklin's Gull
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Thyropteridae	Laridae
Genus	Thyroptera	Leucophaeus
Species	Thyroptera devivoi	Leucophaeus pipixcan

Evolutionary Relationship

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat and Franklin's Gull share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Franklin's Gull

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat	Franklin's Gull
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.

Franklin's Gull

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Franklin's Gull

Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia