LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs small tortoiseshell

Thyroptera lavali compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thyropteridae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Thyroptera	Aglais
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	small tortoiseshell
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.

small tortoiseshell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (41 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

small tortoiseshell

small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.