LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

Thyroptera lavali compared with Carex laevivaginata

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge
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	Carex
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Carex laevivaginata

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge
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.

Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.