Deceiving Knight vs LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Tricholoma sejunctum compared with Thyroptera lavali

Key Differences

Deceiving Knight is Endangered while LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceiving Knight	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Tricholoma	Thyroptera
Species	Tricholoma sejunctum	Thyroptera lavali

Conservation Status

Deceiving Knight

EN — Endangered

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deceiving Knight	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deceiving Knight

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.