LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Lesser bilby

Thyroptera lavali compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Lesser bilby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Thyropteridae	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Macrotis
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Lesser bilby
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.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.