De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat vs Lesser Nighthawk

Thyroptera devivoi compared with Chordeiles acutipennis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat	Lesser Nighthawk
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caprimulgiformes (Caprimulgiformes)
Family	Thyropteridae	Caprimulgidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Chordeiles
Species	Thyroptera devivoi	Chordeiles acutipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Nighthawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat	Lesser Nighthawk
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.

Lesser Nighthawk

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Lesser Nighthawk

Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis) 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