LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Meadow Puffball

Thyroptera lavali compared with Lycoperdon pratense

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Meadow Puffball is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Meadow Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Thyropteridae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Lycoperdon
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Lycoperdon pratense

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Meadow Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Meadow Puffball
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.

Meadow Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.