Peters's Disk-winged Bat vs Tropical amaranth

Thyroptera discifera compared with Amaranthus polygonoides

Key Differences

• Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern while Tropical amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Tropical amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Amaranthus
Species	Thyroptera discifera	Amaranthus polygonoides

Conservation Status

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tropical amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Tropical amaranth
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.

Tropical amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, India), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).