LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Maui's paddle

Thyroptera lavali compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Elaphoglossum
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Maui's paddle
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.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.