LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Silk-Button Spangle Gall

Thyroptera lavali compared with Neuroterus numismalis

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Silk-Button Spangle Gall is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Silk-Button Spangle Gall
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	Cynipidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Neuroterus
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Neuroterus numismalis

Evolutionary Relationship

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat and Silk-Button Spangle Gall share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Silk-Button Spangle Gall

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Silk-Button Spangle Gall
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.

Silk-Button Spangle Gall

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.