LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Oakes scalewort

Thyroptera lavali compared with Frullania oakesiana

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Oakes scalewort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Oakes scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Frullania
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Frullania oakesiana

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Oakes scalewort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Oakes scalewort
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 scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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