De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat vs Dwarf nettle

Thyroptera devivoi compared with Urtica urens

Key Differences

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Dwarf nettle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat	Dwarf nettle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Thyropteridae	Urticaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Urtica
Species	Thyroptera devivoi	Urtica urens

Conservation Status

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Dwarf nettle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat	Dwarf nettle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Dwarf nettle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Namibia, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Qatar), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.