Peters's Disk-winged Bat vs Zipperback

Thyroptera discifera compared with Chrysotoxum elegans

Key Differences

• Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern while Zipperback is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Zipperback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Thyropteridae	Syrphidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Chrysotoxum
Species	Thyroptera discifera	Chrysotoxum elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Zipperback

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Zipperback
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.

Zipperback

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.