LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs three-nerved sedge

Thyroptera lavali compared with Carex trinervis

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while three-nerved sedge is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	three-nerved sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Thyropteridae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Carex
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Carex trinervis

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

three-nerved sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	three-nerved sedge
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.

three-nerved sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.