LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Ornate Cuscus

Thyroptera lavali compared with Phalanger ornatus

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Ornate Cuscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Thyropteridae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Thyroptera	Phalanger
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Phalanger ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Ornate Cuscus
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.

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.