Peters's Disk-winged Bat vs Red-Head Pondweed

Thyroptera discifera compared with Potamogeton richardsonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Red-Head Pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Potamogeton
Species	Thyroptera discifera	Potamogeton richardsonii

Conservation Status

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Red-Head Pondweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Red-Head Pondweed
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-Head Pondweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.