LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Prostrate false buttonweed

Thyroptera lavali compared with Spermacoce prostrata

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Prostrate false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Prostrate false buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Spermacoce
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Spermacoce prostrata

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Prostrate false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Prostrate false buttonweed
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.

Prostrate false buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Timor-Leste), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia