LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Oakes' Pondweed

Thyroptera lavali compared with Potamogeton oakesianus

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Oakes' Pondweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Oakes' Pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Potamogeton
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Potamogeton oakesianus

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Oakes' Pondweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Oakes' Pondweed
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.

Oakes' Pondweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.