LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Thatch palm

Thyroptera lavali compared with Sabal yapa

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Thatch palm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Thatch palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Arecaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Sabal
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Sabal yapa

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Thatch palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Thatch palm
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.

Thatch palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Cuba.