LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Smith's Shrew

Thyroptera lavali compared with Chodsigoa smithii

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Smith's Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Smith's Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Thyropteridae	Soricidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Chodsigoa
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Chodsigoa smithii

Evolutionary Relationship

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat and Smith's Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Smith's Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Smith's Shrew
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.

Smith's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.