LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Meadow Groundling

Thyroptera lavali compared with Caryocolum proxima

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Meadow Groundling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Meadow Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thyropteridae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Caryocolum
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Caryocolum proxima

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Meadow Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Meadow Groundling
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.

Meadow Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.