LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Santa Marta Sabrewing

Thyroptera lavali compared with Campylopterus phainopeplus

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Santa Marta Sabrewing is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Santa Marta Sabrewing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Thyropteridae	Trochilidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Campylopterus
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Campylopterus phainopeplus

Evolutionary Relationship

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat and Santa Marta Sabrewing share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Santa Marta Sabrewing

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Santa Marta Sabrewing
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.

Santa Marta Sabrewing

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia