LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Louse

Thyroptera lavali compared with Bovicola ovis

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Louse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Louse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Psocodea (Psocodea)
Family	Thyropteridae	Trichodectidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Bovicola
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Bovicola ovis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Louse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Louse
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.

Louse

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (16 countries) and North America (United States).