LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Red melastome

Thyroptera lavali compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Melastoma
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Red melastome
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 melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.