LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Pointed Caper White

Thyroptera lavali compared with Belenois gidica

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Pointed Caper White is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Pointed Caper White
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thyropteridae	Pieridae
Genus	Thyroptera	Belenois
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Belenois gidica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Pointed Caper White

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Pointed Caper White
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.

Pointed Caper White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.