LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Soldier fly

Thyroptera lavali compared with Sargus cuprarius

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Soldier fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Soldier fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Thyropteridae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Sargus
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Sargus cuprarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Soldier fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Soldier fly
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.

Soldier fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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