Biology:LaVal's disk-winged bat

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Short description: Species of bat

LaVal's disk-winged bat
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Thyropteridae
Genus: Thyroptera
Species:
T. lavali
Binomial name
Thyroptera lavali
Pine, 1993
Thyroptera lavali map.svg

LaVal's disk-winged bat (Thyroptera lavali) is a species of bat in the family Thyropteridae.[2] It is native to Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil [3] where it has been found near streams in tropical rainforest.[1] The bat is insectivorous.[1] It is poorly studied but is believed to be rare.[1] The species was named in honor of American zoologist Richard K. LaVal.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q384110 entry