LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Texas Pocket Gopher

Thyroptera lavali compared with Geomys personatus

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Texas Pocket Gopher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Texas Pocket Gopher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Thyropteridae	Geomyidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Geomys
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Geomys personatus

Evolutionary Relationship

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat and Texas Pocket Gopher share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Texas Pocket Gopher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Texas Pocket Gopher
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.

Texas Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.