De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat vs spindle palm

Thyroptera devivoi compared with Hyophorbe verschaffeltii

Key Differences

• De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while spindle palm is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat	spindle palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Arecaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Hyophorbe
Species	Thyroptera devivoi	Hyophorbe verschaffeltii

Conservation Status

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

spindle palm

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat	spindle palm
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.

spindle palm

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, India, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia