LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Squash / Pumpkin

Thyroptera lavali compared with Cucurbita moschata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Squash / Pumpkin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Cucurbita
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Cucurbita moschata

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Squash / Pumpkin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Squash / Pumpkin
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.

Squash / Pumpkin

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador