LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Orange Tooth

Thyroptera lavali compared with Hydnellum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Orange Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Orange Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Hydnellum
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Hydnellum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Orange Tooth
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.

Orange Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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