LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Starry Pipewort

Thyroptera lavali compared with Eriocaulon stellulatum

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Starry Pipewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Starry Pipewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Thyropteridae	Eriocaulaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Eriocaulon
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Eriocaulon stellulatum

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Starry Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Starry Pipewort
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.

Starry Pipewort

Habitat

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