LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs plicate sweet-grass

Thyroptera lavali compared with Glyceria notata

Key Differences

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while plicate sweet-grass is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	plicate sweet-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Thyropteridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Thyroptera	Glyceria
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Glyceria notata

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

plicate sweet-grass

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	plicate sweet-grass
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.

plicate sweet-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.