LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs red underwing skipper

Thyroptera lavali compared with Spialia sertorius

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while red underwing skipper is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	red underwing skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thyropteridae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Spialia
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Spialia sertorius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

red underwing skipper

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	red underwing skipper
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.

red underwing skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries).