LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Spiked bur grass

Thyroptera lavali compared with Tragus berteronianus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Spiked bur grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Thyropteridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Thyroptera	Tragus
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Tragus berteronianus

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Spiked bur grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Spiked bur grass
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.

Spiked bur grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (Cuba, Mexico, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador