LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Window Gnat

Thyroptera lavali compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Window Gnat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Thyropteridae	Anisopodidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Sylvicola
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Sylvicola fenestralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Window Gnat
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.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.