LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Lesser Capybara

Thyroptera lavali compared with Hydrochoerus isthmius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Lesser Capybara
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Thyropteridae	Caviidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Hydrochoerus
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Hydrochoerus isthmius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Lesser Capybara
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 Capybara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela