LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Little Yellow-shouldered Bat

Thyroptera lavali compared with Sturnira lilium

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Little Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Little Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thyropteridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Sturnira
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Sturnira lilium

Evolutionary Relationship

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat and Little Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Little Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Little Yellow-shouldered Bat
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.

Little Yellow-shouldered Bat

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