De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat vs Velvet Tooth

Thyroptera devivoi compared with Hydnellum spongiosipes

Key Differences

• De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Velvet Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat	Velvet Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Hydnellum
Species	Thyroptera devivoi	Hydnellum spongiosipes

Conservation Status

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Velvet Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat	Velvet Tooth
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.

Velvet Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.