LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Lorquin’s Blue

Thyroptera lavali compared with Cupido lorquinii

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Lorquin’s Blue is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Lorquin’s Blue
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thyropteridae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Cupido
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Cupido lorquinii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Lorquin’s Blue

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Lorquin’s Blue
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.

Lorquin’s Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.