LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Mackay's heath

Thyroptera lavali compared with Erica mackayana

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Mackay's heath is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Mackay's heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Ericaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Erica
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Erica mackayana

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Mackay's heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Mackay's heath
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.

Mackay's heath

Habitat

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