Peters's Disk-winged Bat vs Vespid wasp

Thyroptera discifera compared with Ancistrocerus parietum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Vespid wasp
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	Vespidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Ancistrocerus
Species	Thyroptera discifera	Ancistrocerus parietum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Vespid wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Vespid wasp
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.

Vespid wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).