LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Lesser Puss Moth

Thyroptera lavali compared with Cerura erminea

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Lesser Puss Moth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Lesser Puss Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thyropteridae	Notodontidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Cerura
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Cerura erminea

Evolutionary Relationship

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat and Lesser Puss Moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Puss Moth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Lesser Puss Moth
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 Puss Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.