LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Smooth Spangle Gall

Thyroptera lavali compared with Neuroterus albipes

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Smooth Spangle Gall is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Smooth Spangle Gall
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Thyropteridae	Cynipidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Neuroterus
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Neuroterus albipes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Smooth Spangle Gall

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Smooth Spangle Gall
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.

Smooth Spangle Gall

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.