LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Wilson's Plover

Thyroptera lavali compared with Charadrius wilsonia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Wilson's Plover
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Thyropteridae	Charadriidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Charadrius
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Charadrius wilsonia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Wilson's Plover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Wilson's Plover
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.

Wilson's Plover

Habitat

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

Range

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

Wilson's Plover

Wilson's Plover (Charadrius wilsonia) 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