LaVal's disk-winged bat | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Thyropteridae |
Genus: | Thyroptera |
Species: | T. lavali |
Binomial name | |
Thyroptera lavali Pine, 1993 | |
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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]