Peters's Disk-winged Bat vs Silkbay

Thyroptera discifera compared with Persea humilis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Silkbay
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Lauraceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Persea
Species	Thyroptera discifera	Persea humilis

Conservation Status

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Silkbay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Silkbay
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.

Silkbay

Habitat

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