LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Orange-legged Robberfly

Thyroptera lavali compared with Dioctria oelandica

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Orange-legged Robberfly is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Orange-legged Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Thyropteridae	Asilidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Dioctria
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Dioctria oelandica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Orange-legged Robberfly

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Orange-legged Robberfly
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.

Orange-legged Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.