LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs star-thistle

Thyroptera lavali compared with Centaurea calcitrapa

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while star-thistle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	star-thistle
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	Centaurea
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Centaurea calcitrapa

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

star-thistle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	star-thistle
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.

star-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).