LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Rooting Brownie

Thyroptera lavali compared with Hypholoma radicosum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Rooting Brownie
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Thyropteridae	Strophariaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Hypholoma
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Hypholoma radicosum

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Rooting Brownie

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Rooting Brownie
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.

Rooting Brownie

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.