LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Ryukyu Flying Fox

Thyroptera lavali compared with Pteropus dasymallus

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Ryukyu Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Ryukyu Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thyropteridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Thyroptera	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Pteropus dasymallus

Evolutionary Relationship

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat and Ryukyu Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Ryukyu Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Ryukyu Flying Fox
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.

Ryukyu Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.