LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Patagonian Weasel

Thyroptera lavali compared with Lyncodon patagonicus

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Patagonian Weasel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Patagonian Weasel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Thyropteridae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Thyroptera	Lyncodon
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Lyncodon patagonicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Patagonian Weasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Patagonian Weasel
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.

Patagonian Weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.