De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat vs Gypsy Moth

Thyroptera devivoi compared with Lymantria dispar

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat	Gypsy Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thyropteridae	Erebidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Lymantria
Species	Thyroptera devivoi	Lymantria dispar

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Gypsy Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat	Gypsy Moth
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.

Gypsy Moth

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (5 countries), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).