LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Woolly Tooth

Thyroptera lavali compared with Phellodon tomentosus

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Woolly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Woolly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Phellodon
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Phellodon tomentosus

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Woolly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Woolly Tooth
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.

Woolly Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.