LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Thyroptera lavali compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Patton’s Nectar 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	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Hsunycteris
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Hsunycteris pattoni

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Patton’s Nectar 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.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador