LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Short-barred Yellow Conch

Thyroptera lavali compared with Aethes dilucidana

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Short-barred Yellow Conch is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Short-barred Yellow Conch
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thyropteridae	Tortricidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Aethes
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Aethes dilucidana

Evolutionary Relationship

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat and Short-barred Yellow Conch share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Short-barred Yellow Conch

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Short-barred Yellow Conch
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.

Short-barred Yellow Conch

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.