LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Thyroptera lavali compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Peale’s Free-tailed 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	Molossidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Nyctinomops
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat and Peale’s Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (рукокрылые)

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Peale’s Free-tailed 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.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela