Peters's Disk-winged Bat vs Ring-tailed cat, Cacomistle

Thyroptera discifera compared with Bassariscus astutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Ring-tailed cat, Cacomistle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Thyropteridae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Thyroptera	Bassariscus
Species	Thyroptera discifera	Bassariscus astutus

Evolutionary Relationship

Peters's Disk-winged Bat and Ring-tailed cat, Cacomistle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ring-tailed cat, Cacomistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Ring-tailed cat, Cacomistle
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.

Ring-tailed cat, Cacomistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.