LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Sedge Sprite

Thyroptera lavali compared with Nehalennia irene

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Sedge Sprite is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Sedge Sprite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Thyropteridae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Nehalennia
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Nehalennia irene

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Sedge Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Sedge Sprite
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.

Sedge Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.