LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Tufted Clusterfly

Thyroptera lavali compared with Pollenia pediculata

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Tufted Clusterfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Tufted Clusterfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Thyropteridae	Polleniidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Pollenia
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Pollenia pediculata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Tufted Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Tufted Clusterfly
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.

Tufted Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.