LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Northern Emerald

Thyroptera lavali compared with Somatochlora arctica

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Northern Emerald is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Northern Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Thyropteridae	Corduliidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Somatochlora
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Somatochlora arctica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Emerald

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Northern Emerald
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.

Northern Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Northern Emerald

Northern Emerald (Somatochlora arctica) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.