LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Natal Grass

Thyroptera lavali compared with Cenchrus unisetus

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Natal Grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Natal Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Thyropteridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Thyroptera	Cenchrus
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Cenchrus unisetus

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Natal Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Natal Grass
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.

Natal Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.