LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Pashford Pot Beetle

Thyroptera lavali compared with Cryptocephalus exiguus

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Pashford Pot Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Pashford Pot Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Thyropteridae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Cryptocephalus
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Cryptocephalus exiguus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Pashford Pot Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Pashford Pot Beetle
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.

Pashford Pot Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.