LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Parasitoid wasp

Thyroptera lavali compared with Aphelinus mali

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Parasitoid wasp is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Parasitoid wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Thyropteridae	Aphelinidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Aphelinus
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Aphelinus mali

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Parasitoid wasp

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Parasitoid wasp
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.

Parasitoid wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Japan), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile, Peru).