LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Subterranean clover

Thyroptera lavali compared with Trifolium subterraneum

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Subterranean clover is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Subterranean clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Thyropteridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Trifolium
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Trifolium subterraneum

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Subterranean clover

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Subterranean clover
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.

Subterranean clover

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.