LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Sphagnum Sprite

Thyroptera lavali compared with Nehalennia gracilis

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Sphagnum Sprite is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Sphagnum Sprite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Thyropteridae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Nehalennia
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Nehalennia gracilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Sphagnum Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Sphagnum Sprite
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.

Sphagnum Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.