LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Orange-palped Clusterfly

Thyroptera lavali compared with Pollenia viatica

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Orange-palped Clusterfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Orange-palped Clusterfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Thyropteridae	Polleniidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Pollenia
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Pollenia viatica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Orange-palped Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Orange-palped Clusterfly
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-palped Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.