LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Small Persimmon

Thyroptera lavali compared with Diospyros vaccinioides

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Small Persimmon is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Small Persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Diospyros
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Diospyros vaccinioides

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Small Persimmon

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Small Persimmon
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.

Small Persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.