LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Winter Stalk Puffball

Thyroptera lavali compared with Tulostoma brumale

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Winter Stalk Puffball is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Winter Stalk Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Thyropteridae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Thyroptera	Tulostoma
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Tulostoma brumale

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Winter Stalk Puffball

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Winter Stalk Puffball
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.

Winter Stalk Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.