LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs purple thorn

Thyroptera lavali compared with Selenia tetralunaria

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while purple thorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	purple thorn
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thyropteridae	Geometridae
Genus	Thyroptera	Selenia
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Selenia tetralunaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

purple thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	purple thorn
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.

purple thorn

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.