LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Prickly Russian Thistle

Thyroptera lavali compared with Salsola tragus

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Prickly Russian Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Prickly Russian Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Salsola
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Salsola tragus

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Prickly Russian Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Prickly Russian Thistle
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 Russian Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa), Europe (8 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).