LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs toothcup

Thyroptera lavali compared with Ammannia latifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Lythraceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Ammannia
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	toothcup
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.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador