De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat vs Gorgeted Puffleg

Thyroptera devivoi compared with Eriocnemis isabellae

Key Differences

• De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Gorgeted Puffleg is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat	Gorgeted Puffleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Thyropteridae	Trochilidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Eriocnemis
Species	Thyroptera devivoi	Eriocnemis isabellae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Gorgeted Puffleg

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat	Gorgeted Puffleg
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.

Gorgeted Puffleg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia