De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat vs Shark

Thyroptera devivoi compared with Carcharhinus porosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat	Shark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Thyropteridae	Carcharhinidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Carcharhinus
Species	Thyroptera devivoi	Carcharhinus porosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Shark

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat	Shark
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.

Shark

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.