LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Veatch's dodder

Thyroptera lavali compared with Cuscuta veatchii

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Veatch's dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Veatch's dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Cuscuta
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Cuscuta veatchii

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Veatch's dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Veatch's dodder
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.

Veatch's dodder

Habitat

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