LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Palawan Fruit Bat

Thyroptera lavali compared with Acerodon leucotis

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Palawan Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thyropteridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Thyroptera	Acerodon
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Acerodon leucotis

Evolutionary Relationship

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat and Palawan Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Palawan Fruit Bat
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.

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.