Peters's Disk-winged Bat vs Redstem Cassava

Thyroptera discifera compared with Manihot rubricaulis

Key Differences

• Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern while Redstem Cassava is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Redstem Cassava
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Manihot
Species	Thyroptera discifera	Manihot rubricaulis

Conservation Status

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Redstem Cassava

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Redstem Cassava
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.

Redstem Cassava

Habitat

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