LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Mat amaranth

Thyroptera lavali compared with Amaranthus blitoides

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Mat amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Mat amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Amaranthus
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Amaranthus blitoides

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Mat amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Mat amaranth
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.

Mat amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, Morocco, South Africa), Asia (8 countries), Europe (31 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).