LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Rufous Minor

Thyroptera lavali compared with Oligia versicolor

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Rufous Minor is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Rufous Minor
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thyropteridae	Noctuidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Oligia
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Oligia versicolor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Rufous Minor

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Rufous Minor
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.

Rufous Minor

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.