LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Sallow Pigmy

Thyroptera lavali compared with Stigmella salicis

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Sallow Pigmy is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Sallow Pigmy
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thyropteridae	Nepticulidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Stigmella
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Stigmella salicis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Sallow Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Sallow Pigmy
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.

Sallow Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.