LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs White Butterbur

Thyroptera lavali compared with Petasites albus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	White Butterbur
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	Petasites
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Petasites albus

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

White Butterbur

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	White Butterbur
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.

White Butterbur

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).