LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Mat Spiderhead

Thyroptera lavali compared with Serruria viridifolia

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Mat Spiderhead is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Mat Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Proteaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Serruria
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Serruria viridifolia

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Mat Spiderhead

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Mat Spiderhead
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 Spiderhead

Habitat

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