Peters's Disk-winged Bat vs Teosinte

Thyroptera discifera compared with Zea luxurians

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Teosinte
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Thyropteridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Thyroptera	Zea
Species	Thyroptera discifera	Zea luxurians

Conservation Status

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Teosinte

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Teosinte
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.

Teosinte

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.