LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Silky Piggyback

Thyroptera lavali compared with Asterophora parasitica

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Silky Piggyback is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Silky Piggyback
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Thyropteridae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Asterophora
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Asterophora parasitica

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Silky Piggyback

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Silky Piggyback
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.

Silky Piggyback

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.