LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs waterbuck

Thyroptera lavali compared with Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	waterbuck
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Thyropteridae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Thyroptera	Kobus
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

waterbuck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	waterbuck
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.

waterbuck

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.