De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat vs Thyme Plume

Thyroptera devivoi compared with Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Key Differences

• De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Thyme Plume is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat	Thyme Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thyropteridae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Thyroptera	Merrifieldia
Species	Thyroptera devivoi	Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Thyme Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat	Thyme Plume
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.

Thyme Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (7 countries), and Europe (35 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.