LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Variable Flying Fox

Thyroptera lavali compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Variable Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order same	Chiroptera (박쥐)	Chiroptera (박쥐)
Family	Thyropteridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Thyroptera	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Pteropus hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat and Variable Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (박쥐)

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Variable Flying Fox
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.

Variable Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.