LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs slender facelina

Thyroptera lavali compared with Facelina auriculata

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while slender facelina is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	slender facelina
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)
Family	Thyropteridae	Facelinidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Facelina
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Facelina auriculata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

slender facelina

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	slender facelina
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.

slender facelina

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

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