LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs scimitar-bean

Thyroptera lavali compared with Canavalia gladiata

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while scimitar-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	scimitar-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Thyropteridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Canavalia
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Canavalia gladiata

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

scimitar-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	scimitar-bean
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.

scimitar-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).