LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Powdered Flat-body

Thyroptera lavali compared with Agonopterix curvipunctosa

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Powdered Flat-body is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Powdered Flat-body
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thyropteridae	Depressariidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Agonopterix
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Agonopterix curvipunctosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Powdered Flat-body

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Powdered Flat-body
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.

Powdered Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.