LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Prickly Pole

Thyroptera lavali compared with Bactris jamaicana

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Prickly Pole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Prickly Pole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Arecaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Bactris
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Bactris jamaicana

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Prickly Pole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Prickly Pole
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.

Prickly Pole

Habitat

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