LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Plain Xenops

Thyroptera lavali compared with Xenops minutus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Plain Xenops
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Thyropteridae	Furnariidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Xenops
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Xenops minutus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Plain Xenops

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Plain Xenops
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 Xenops

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Plain Xenops

Plain Xenops (Xenops minutus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela