LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Soft scale

Thyroptera lavali compared with Physokermes piceae

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Soft scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Soft scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Thyropteridae	Coccidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Physokermes
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Physokermes piceae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Soft scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Soft scale
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.

Soft scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.