LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Shortnose eagle ray

Thyroptera lavali compared with Myliobatis ridens

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Shortnose eagle ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Shortnose eagle ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Thyropteridae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Myliobatis
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Myliobatis ridens

Evolutionary Relationship

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat and Shortnose eagle ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Shortnose eagle ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Shortnose eagle ray
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.

Shortnose eagle ray