LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Sucking louse

Thyroptera lavali compared with Polyplax spinulosa

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Sucking louse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Sucking louse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Psocodea (Psocodea)
Family	Thyropteridae	Polyplacidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Polyplax
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Polyplax spinulosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Sucking louse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Sucking louse
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.

Sucking louse

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), and North America (United States).