LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Water ragwort

Thyroptera lavali compared with Jacobaea aquatica

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Water ragwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Water ragwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Thyropteridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Thyroptera	Jacobaea
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Jacobaea aquatica

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Water ragwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Water ragwort
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.

Water ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.