LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs spotted fritillary

Thyroptera lavali compared with Melitaea didyma

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while spotted fritillary is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	spotted fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thyropteridae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Thyroptera	Melitaea
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Melitaea didyma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

spotted fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	spotted fritillary
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.

spotted fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).