LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Thyroptera lavali compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Thyropteridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Thyroptera	Ictidomys
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Ictidomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat and Mexican Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Mexican Ground Squirrel
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.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.