LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Spiny Bollworm

Thyroptera lavali compared with Earias biplaga

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Spiny Bollworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Spiny Bollworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thyropteridae	Nolidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Earias
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Earias biplaga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Spiny Bollworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Spiny Bollworm
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.

Spiny Bollworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (Yemen), and Europe (5 countries).