Peters's Disk-winged Bat vs Taypau

Thyroptera discifera compared with Homalium taypau

Key Differences

• Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern while Taypau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Taypau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Salicaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Homalium
Species	Thyroptera discifera	Homalium taypau

Conservation Status

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Taypau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Taypau
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.

Taypau

Habitat

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