LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Thick-nerved Apple-moss

Thyroptera lavali compared with Philonotis calcarea

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Thick-nerved Apple-moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Thick-nerved Apple-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Bartramiales (Bartramiales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Bartramiaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Philonotis
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Philonotis calcarea

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Thick-nerved Apple-moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Thick-nerved Apple-moss
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.

Thick-nerved Apple-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.