Light Red Meranti vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Shorea lepidota compared with Thyroptera discifera

Key Differences

• Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered while Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Light Red Meranti	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Shorea	Thyroptera
Species	Shorea lepidota	Thyroptera discifera

Conservation Status

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Light Red Meranti	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.