LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Snake cholla

Thyroptera lavali compared with Cylindropuntia californica

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Snake cholla is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Snake cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Cactaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Cylindropuntia
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Cylindropuntia californica

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Snake cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Snake cholla
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.

Snake cholla

Habitat

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