LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Stinking Slime Truffle

Thyroptera lavali compared with Melanogaster ambiguus

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Stinking Slime Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Stinking Slime Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Paxillaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Melanogaster
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Melanogaster ambiguus

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Stinking Slime Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Stinking Slime Truffle
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.

Stinking Slime Truffle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.