LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Shingle Flatsedge

Thyroptera lavali compared with Cyperus imbricatus

Key Differences

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Shingle Flatsedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Shingle Flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Thyropteridae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Cyperus
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Cyperus imbricatus

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Shingle Flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Shingle Flatsedge
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.

Shingle Flatsedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Israel, Singapore), Europe (4 countries), North America (Haiti, Jamaica), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).