LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Round whip ray

Thyroptera lavali compared with Maculabatis pastinacoides

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Round whip ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Round whip ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Thyropteridae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Maculabatis
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Maculabatis pastinacoides

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Round whip ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Round whip ray
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.

Round whip ray