LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Seba's Short-tailed Bat

Thyroptera lavali compared with Carollia perspicillata

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Seba's Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Seba's Short-tailed Bat
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	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Carollia
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Carollia perspicillata

Evolutionary Relationship

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat and Seba's Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Seba's Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Seba's Short-tailed Bat
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.

Seba's Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela