LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Toasted Waxcap

Thyroptera lavali compared with Cuphophyllus colemannianus

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Toasted Waxcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Toasted Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Thyropteridae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Cuphophyllus
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Cuphophyllus colemannianus

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Toasted Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Toasted Waxcap
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.

Toasted Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.