LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs plaster beetle

Thyroptera lavali compared with Cartodere bifasciata

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while plaster beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	plaster beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Thyropteridae	Latridiidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Cartodere
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Cartodere bifasciata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

plaster beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	plaster beetle
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.

plaster beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada).