LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs lowland paca

Thyroptera lavali compared with Cuniculus paca

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while lowland paca is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	lowland paca
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	Cuniculidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Cuniculus
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Cuniculus paca

Evolutionary Relationship

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat and lowland paca share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

lowland paca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	lowland paca
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.

lowland paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela