Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Artibeus gnomus compared with Thyroptera lavali

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order same	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Artibeus	Thyroptera
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Thyroptera lavali

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat and LaVal's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (ค้างคาว)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fruit-eating 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