LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Swallow Nycteoline

Thyroptera lavali compared with Nycteola degenerana

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Swallow Nycteoline is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Swallow Nycteoline
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	Nycteola
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Nycteola degenerana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Swallow Nycteoline

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Swallow Nycteoline
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.

Swallow Nycteoline

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.