LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Shelled Slug

Thyroptera lavali compared with Testacella haliotidea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Shelled Slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Thyropteridae	Testacellidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Testacella
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Testacella haliotidea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Shelled Slug

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Shelled Slug
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.

Shelled Slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).