LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Thyroptera lavali compared with Sturnira luisi

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Thyropteridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Sturnira
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Sturnira luisi

Evolutionary Relationship

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat and Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Fledertiere)

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador