LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Squat Dandelion

Thyroptera lavali compared with Taraxacum naevosum

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Squat Dandelion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Squat Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Thyropteridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Thyroptera	Taraxacum
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Taraxacum naevosum

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Squat Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Squat Dandelion
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.

Squat Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.