LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Short-faced Thomasomys

Thyroptera lavali compared with Thomasomys baeops

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Short-faced Thomasomys
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Thyropteridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Thomasomys
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Thomasomys baeops

Evolutionary Relationship

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat and Short-faced Thomasomys share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Short-faced Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Short-faced Thomasomys
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.

Short-faced Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador