LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Marbled stingray

Thyroptera lavali compared with Dasyatis marmorata

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Marbled stingray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Marbled stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Thyropteridae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Dasyatis
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Dasyatis marmorata

Evolutionary Relationship

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat and Marbled stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Marbled stingray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Marbled stingray
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.

Marbled stingray