Peters's Disk-winged Bat vs Red Balau

Thyroptera discifera compared with Shorea carapae

Key Differences

• Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern while Red Balau is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Red Balau

Habitat

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