Mexican vanilla vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Vanilla mexicana compared with Thyroptera discifera

Key Differences

• Mexican vanilla is Not Evaluated while Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican vanilla	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Orchidaceae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Vanilla	Thyroptera
Species	Vanilla mexicana	Thyroptera discifera

Conservation Status

Mexican vanilla

NE — Not Evaluated

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican vanilla	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican vanilla

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Taiwan, and United States.

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.