LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Scaly Stalkball

Thyroptera lavali compared with Tulostoma melanocyclum

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Scaly Stalkball is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Scaly Stalkball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Thyropteridae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Thyroptera	Tulostoma
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Tulostoma melanocyclum

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Scaly Stalkball

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Scaly Stalkball
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.

Scaly Stalkball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.