LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Square-spot Deerfly

Thyroptera lavali compared with Chrysops viduatus

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Square-spot Deerfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Square-spot Deerfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Thyropteridae	Tabanidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Chrysops
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Chrysops viduatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Square-spot Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Square-spot Deerfly
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.

Square-spot Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.