LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Western yellowjacket

Thyroptera lavali compared with Vespula pensylvanica

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Western yellowjacket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Western yellowjacket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Thyropteridae	Vespidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Vespula
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Vespula pensylvanica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Western yellowjacket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Western yellowjacket
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.

Western yellowjacket

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.