LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Serpentine Sunflower

Thyroptera lavali compared with Helianthus exilis

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Serpentine Sunflower is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Serpentine Sunflower
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	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Helianthus exilis

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Serpentine Sunflower

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Serpentine Sunflower
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.

Serpentine Sunflower

Habitat

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