LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Shiny Dufourea

Thyroptera lavali compared with Dufourea minuta

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Shiny Dufourea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Shiny Dufourea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Thyropteridae	Halictidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Dufourea
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Dufourea minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Shiny Dufourea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Shiny Dufourea
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.

Shiny Dufourea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.