LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Starrynose stingray

Thyroptera lavali compared with Pastinachus stellurostris

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Starrynose stingray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Starrynose stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Thyropteridae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Pastinachus
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Pastinachus stellurostris

Evolutionary Relationship

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat and Starrynose stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Starrynose stingray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Starrynose stingray
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.

Starrynose stingray