LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Long Skimmer

Thyroptera lavali compared with Orthetrum trinacria

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Long Skimmer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Long Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Thyropteridae	Libellulidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Orthetrum
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Orthetrum trinacria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Long Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Long Skimmer
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.

Long Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.