LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Western White Pine

Thyroptera lavali compared with Pinus monticola

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Western White Pine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Western White Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Thyropteridae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Thyroptera	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Pinus monticola

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Western White Pine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Western White Pine
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.

Western White Pine

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Canada, New Zealand, and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.