LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Touch-me-not

Thyroptera lavali compared with Melianthus comosus

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Touch-me-not is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Touch-me-not
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Melianthaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Melianthus
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Melianthus comosus

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Touch-me-not

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Touch-me-not
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.

Touch-me-not

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Australia and Spain.