LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Paraguana Common Mustached Bat

Thyroptera lavali compared with Pteronotus paraguanensis

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Paraguana Common Mustached Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Paraguana Common Mustached Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order same	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Thyropteridae	Mormoopidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Pteronotus
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Pteronotus paraguanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat and Paraguana Common Mustached Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (рукокрылые)

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Paraguana Common Mustached Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Paraguana Common Mustached Bat
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.

Paraguana Common Mustached Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela