LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Rough Hawk's-beard

Thyroptera lavali compared with Crepis biennis

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Rough Hawk's-beard is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Rough Hawk's-beard
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Thyropteridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Thyroptera	Crepis
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Crepis biennis

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Rough Hawk's-beard

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Rough Hawk's-beard
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.

Rough Hawk's-beard

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.