Peters's Disk-winged Bat vs Staph beetle

Thyroptera discifera compared with Philonthus varians

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Staph beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Thyropteridae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Philonthus
Species	Thyroptera discifera	Philonthus varians

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Staph beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Staph beetle
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.

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Kyrgyzstan), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).