Orange-throated Bat vs Scaly Tooth

Lampronycteris brachyotis compared with Sarcodon squamosus

Key Differences

• Orange-throated Bat is Least Concern while Scaly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange-throated Bat	Scaly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Lampronycteris	Sarcodon
Species	Lampronycteris brachyotis	Sarcodon squamosus

Conservation Status

Orange-throated Bat

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange-throated Bat	Scaly Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange-throated Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Scaly 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.