LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Mountain Cacique

Thyroptera lavali compared with Cacicus chrysonotus

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Mountain Cacique is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Mountain Cacique
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Thyropteridae	Icteridae
Genus	Thyroptera	Cacicus
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Cacicus chrysonotus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Cacique

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Mountain Cacique
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.

Mountain Cacique

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Mountain Cacique

Mountain Cacique (Cacicus chrysonotus) 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