LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Redbox

Thyroptera lavali compared with Eucalyptus polyanthemos

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Redbox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Redbox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Eucalyptus
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Eucalyptus polyanthemos

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Redbox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Redbox
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.

Redbox

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Rwanda), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.