De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat vs White-winged Tern

Thyroptera devivoi compared with Chlidonias leucopterus

Key Differences

• De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while White-winged Tern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat	White-winged Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Thyropteridae	Laridae
Genus	Thyroptera	Chlidonias
Species	Thyroptera devivoi	Chlidonias leucopterus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

White-winged Tern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat	White-winged Tern
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.

White-winged Tern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

White-winged Tern

White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.