LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Plain Gold

Thyroptera lavali compared with Micropterix calthella

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Plain Gold is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Plain Gold
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thyropteridae	Micropterigidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Micropterix
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Micropterix calthella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Plain Gold

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Plain Gold
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.

Plain Gold

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.