LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Slender Stonewort

Thyroptera lavali compared with Nitella gracilis

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Slender Stonewort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Slender Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Characeae
Genus	Thyroptera	Nitella
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Nitella gracilis

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Slender Stonewort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Slender Stonewort
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 Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.