LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Pygmy cormorant

Thyroptera lavali compared with Microcarbo pygmaeus

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Pygmy cormorant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Pygmy cormorant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Thyropteridae	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Microcarbo
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Microcarbo pygmaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Pygmy cormorant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Pygmy cormorant
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.

Pygmy cormorant

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.