LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Zorro Volador de Lord Howe

Thyroptera lavali compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Zorro Volador de Lord Howe is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Zorro Volador de Lord Howe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thyropteridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Thyroptera	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat and Zorro Volador de Lord Howe share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Zorro Volador de Lord Howe

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Zorro Volador de Lord Howe
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.

Zorro Volador de Lord Howe

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.