LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs strawflower

Thyroptera lavali compared with Helichrysum arenarium

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while strawflower is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	strawflower
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	Helichrysum
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Helichrysum arenarium

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

strawflower

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	strawflower
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.

strawflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.