LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs

Thyroptera lavali compared with Sphingobium amiense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Sphingobium
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Sphingobium amiense

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobium amiense is a Gram-negative aerobic rod with the ability to degrade nonylphenol and related endocrine-disrupting compounds. It has been isolated from activated sludge and polluted soil environments. This bacterium plays a role in the degradation of synthetic surfactants and phenolic pollutants in wastewater treatment systems.