LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs New Guinea Creeper

Thyroptera lavali compared with Mucuna bennettii

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while New Guinea Creeper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	New Guinea Creeper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Thyropteridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Mucuna
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Mucuna bennettii

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

New Guinea Creeper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	New Guinea Creeper
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.

New Guinea Creeper

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Brazil.