Cut-Grass vs De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

Leersia oryzoides compared with Thyroptera devivoi

Key Differences

• Cut-Grass is Near Threatened while De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cut-Grass	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Thyropteridae
Genus	Leersia	Thyroptera
Species	Leersia oryzoides	Thyroptera devivoi

Conservation Status

Cut-Grass

NT — Near Threatened

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cut-Grass	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cut-Grass

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 6 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Iran), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.