Greater Broad-nosed Bat vs LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Platyrrhinus vittatus compared with Thyroptera lavali

Key Differences

• Greater Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern while LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Broad-nosed Bat	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Thyroptera
Species	Platyrrhinus vittatus	Thyroptera lavali

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Broad-nosed Bat and LaVal's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Broad-nosed Bat	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela