LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Lesser Cachalot

Thyroptera lavali compared with Kogia breviceps

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Lesser Cachalot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Thyropteridae	Kogiidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Kogia
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Kogia breviceps

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Cachalot

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Lesser Cachalot
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 Cachalot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador