LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Masked Trogon

Thyroptera lavali compared with Trogon personatus

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Masked Trogon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Masked Trogon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Trogoniformes (Trogoniformes)
Family	Thyropteridae	Trogonidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Trogon
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Trogon personatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Masked Trogon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Masked Trogon
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.

Masked Trogon

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Masked Trogon

Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela