LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Red-Banded Polypore

Thyroptera lavali compared with Fomitopsis pinicola

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Red-Banded Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Red-Banded Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Fomitopsidaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Fomitopsis
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Fomitopsis pinicola

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Red-Banded Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Red-Banded Polypore
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.

Red-Banded Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).