Peters's Disk-winged Bat vs Short-Headed Rush

Thyroptera discifera compared with Juncus brachycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Short-Headed Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Thyropteridae	Juncaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Juncus
Species	Thyroptera discifera	Juncus brachycephalus

Conservation Status

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Short-Headed Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Short-Headed Rush
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.

Short-Headed Rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.