LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Light Red Meranti

Thyroptera lavali compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Shorea
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Light Red Meranti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.