LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs mallow skipper

Thyroptera lavali compared with Carcharodus alceae

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while mallow skipper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	mallow skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thyropteridae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Carcharodus
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Carcharodus alceae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

mallow skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	mallow skipper
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.

mallow skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (32 countries).