De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat vs Merriam's kangaroo rat

Thyroptera devivoi compared with Dipodomys merriami

Key Differences

• De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Merriam's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat	Merriam's kangaroo rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Thyropteridae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Dipodomys
Species	Thyroptera devivoi	Dipodomys merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat and Merriam's kangaroo rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Merriam's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat	Merriam's kangaroo rat
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.

Merriam's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.