LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Slender amaranth

Thyroptera lavali compared with Amaranthus viridis

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Slender amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Slender amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Amaranthus
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Amaranthus viridis

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Slender amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Slender amaranth
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.

Slender amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (18 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela