LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Lesser devilray

Thyroptera lavali compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Lesser devilray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Thyropteridae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Mobula
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat and Lesser devilray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Lesser devilray
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 devilray