LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Redroot amaranth

Thyroptera lavali compared with Amaranthus retroflexus

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Redroot amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Redroot amaranth
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	Amaranthus
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Amaranthus retroflexus

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Redroot amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Redroot amaranth
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.

Redroot amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela