LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Summer Truffle

Thyroptera lavali compared with Tuber aestivum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Summer Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Tuber
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Tuber aestivum

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Summer Truffle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Summer 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.

Summer Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.