LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Melissa Arctic

Thyroptera lavali compared with Oeneis melissa

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Melissa Arctic is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Melissa Arctic
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thyropteridae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Thyroptera	Oeneis
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Oeneis melissa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Melissa Arctic

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Melissa Arctic
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.

Melissa Arctic

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Russia.