LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Skin beetle

Thyroptera lavali compared with Trogoderma angustum

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Skin beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Skin beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Thyropteridae	Dermestidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Trogoderma
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Trogoderma angustum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Skin beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Skin beetle
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.

Skin beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (16 countries) and North America (United States).