LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Mealy Tooth

Thyroptera lavali compared with Hydnellum ferrugineum

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Mealy Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Mealy Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Hydnellum
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Hydnellum ferrugineum

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Mealy Tooth
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.

Mealy Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.