Peters's Disk-winged Bat vs Violet Smut

Thyroptera discifera compared with Urocystis violae

Key Differences

• Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern while Violet Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Violet Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Urocystis
Species	Thyroptera discifera	Urocystis violae

Conservation Status

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Violet Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Violet Smut
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.

Violet Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Denmark.