LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs mescal agave

Thyroptera lavali compared with Agave angustifolia

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while mescal agave is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	mescal agave
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Agave
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Agave angustifolia

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

mescal agave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	mescal agave
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.

mescal agave

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Europe (Spain), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador