Peters's Disk-winged Bat vs pharaoh ant

Thyroptera discifera compared with Monomorium pharaonis

Key Differences

• Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern while pharaoh ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	pharaoh ant
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	Formicidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Monomorium
Species	Thyroptera discifera	Monomorium pharaonis

Evolutionary Relationship

Peters's Disk-winged Bat and pharaoh ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

pharaoh ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	pharaoh ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

pharaoh ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela