LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs White-throated Crake

Thyroptera lavali compared with Laterallus albigularis

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while White-throated Crake is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	White-throated Crake
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)
Family	Thyropteridae	Rallidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Laterallus
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Laterallus albigularis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

White-throated Crake

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	White-throated Crake
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.

White-throated Crake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

White-throated Crake

White-throated Crake (Laterallus albigularis) 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 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela