Briar Discus vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Aleurodiscus aurantius compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Key Differences

• Briar Discus is Data Deficient while Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Briar Discus	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Stereaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Aleurodiscus	Nyctinomops
Species	Aleurodiscus aurantius	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Conservation Status

Briar Discus

DD — Data Deficient

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Briar Discus	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Briar Discus

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Briar Discus

The Briar Discus (Aleurodiscus aurantius) is a species in the genus Aleurodiscus. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.