LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Laxmann's Shrew

Thyroptera lavali compared with Sorex caecutiens

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Laxmann's Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Laxmann's Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Thyropteridae	Soricidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Sorex
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Sorex caecutiens

Evolutionary Relationship

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat and Laxmann's Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Laxmann's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Laxmann's Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Laxmann's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.