Ours brun vs LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Ursus arctos compared with Thyroptera lavali

Key Differences

• Ours brun is Extinct while LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ours brun	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Thyropteridae
Genus	Ursus (Bears)	Thyroptera
Species	Ursus arctos	Thyroptera lavali

Evolutionary Relationship

Ours brun and LaVal's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Ours brun

EX — Extinct

Population: ~200.0K

Trend: Stable →

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ours brun	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
Diet	Omnivore	—
Average Lifespan	25 years	—
Average Length	2.0 m	—
Average Weight	300.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ours brun

Habitat

Typically found in a wide range of habitat types.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Ours brun

The world's most widely distributed bear species, brown bears range from North America and Europe across Russia to Japan, occupying forests, tundra, and alpine meadows. Adults can weigh up to 700 kg in coastal Alaskan populations. Omnivores that consume berries, roots, fish, and carrion, brown bears are a keystone species that distribute nutrients across landscapes. Most populations are stable, though some subspecies are threatened.