Peters's Disk-winged Bat vs Widow Skimmer

Thyroptera discifera compared with Libellula luctuosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Widow Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Thyropteridae	Libellulidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Libellula
Species	Thyroptera discifera	Libellula luctuosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Widow Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Widow Skimmer
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.

Widow Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.