LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Sweetpotato Armyworm

Thyroptera lavali compared with Spodoptera dolichos

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Sweetpotato Armyworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Sweetpotato Armyworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thyropteridae	Noctuidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Spodoptera
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Spodoptera dolichos

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Sweetpotato Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Sweetpotato Armyworm
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.

Sweetpotato Armyworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, France, and Sweden.