LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Veery

Thyroptera lavali compared with Catharus fuscescens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Veery
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Thyropteridae	Turdidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Catharus
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Catharus fuscescens

Evolutionary Relationship

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat and Veery share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Veery

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Veery
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.

Veery

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Sweden, United States, and Venezuela.

Veery

Veery (Catharus fuscescens) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela