LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Pepeke

Thyroptera lavali compared with Oxynotus bruniensis

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Pepeke is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Pepeke
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Thyropteridae	Oxynotidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Oxynotus
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Oxynotus bruniensis

Evolutionary Relationship

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat and Pepeke share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Pepeke

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Pepeke
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.

Pepeke