LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing

Thyroptera lavali compared with Lestes unguiculatus

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Thyropteridae	Lestidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Lestes
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Lestes unguiculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing
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.

Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.