Peters's Disk-winged Bat vs Wax flower

Thyroptera discifera compared with Hoya australis

Key Differences

• Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern while Wax flower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Wax flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Hoya
Species	Thyroptera discifera	Hoya australis

Conservation Status

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Wax flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Wax flower
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.

Wax flower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Marshall Islands, Tonga, and United States.