LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Malagasy civet

Thyroptera lavali compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Malagasy civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Thyropteridae	Eupleridae
Genus	Thyroptera	Fossa
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Fossa fossana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Malagasy civet
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.

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.