Kerville's Featherleg vs LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Platycnemis kervillei compared with Thyroptera lavali

Key Differences

• Kerville's Featherleg is Least Concern while LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kerville's Featherleg	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Platycnemididae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Platycnemis	Thyroptera
Species	Platycnemis kervillei	Thyroptera lavali

Evolutionary Relationship

Kerville's Featherleg and LaVal's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Kerville's Featherleg

LC — Least Concern

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kerville's Featherleg	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kerville's Featherleg

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.