LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Scarce Widow

Thyroptera lavali compared with Dingana fraterna

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Scarce Widow is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Scarce Widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thyropteridae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Thyroptera	Dingana
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Dingana fraterna

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Scarce Widow

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Scarce Widow
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.

Scarce Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.