De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat vs Sand Digger Wasp

Thyroptera devivoi compared with Mellinus crabroneus

Key Differences

• De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Sand Digger Wasp is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat	Sand Digger Wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Thyropteridae	Crabronidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Mellinus
Species	Thyroptera devivoi	Mellinus crabroneus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Sand Digger Wasp

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat	Sand Digger Wasp
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.

Sand Digger Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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