LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Silver Colonel

Thyroptera lavali compared with Odontomyia argentata

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Silver Colonel is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Silver Colonel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Thyropteridae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Odontomyia
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Odontomyia argentata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Silver Colonel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Silver Colonel
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.

Silver Colonel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.