LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Ogden'S Pondweed

Thyroptera lavali compared with Potamogeton ogdenii

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Ogden'S Pondweed is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Ogden'S 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 ogdenii

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Ogden'S Pondweed

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Ogden'S 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.

Ogden'S Pondweed

Habitat

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

Range

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