LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Thyroptera lavali compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Lesser Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
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	Nesomyidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Brachyuromys
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
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 Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.