LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Thyroptera lavali compared with Hydnellum suaveolens

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Sweetgrass Hydnellum is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Hydnellum
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Hydnellum suaveolens

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
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.

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.