Peters's Disk-winged Bat vs Woolly Tooth

Thyroptera discifera compared with Phellodon tomentosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Woolly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Phellodon
Species	Thyroptera discifera	Phellodon tomentosus

Conservation Status

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Woolly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peters's Disk-winged Bat	Woolly Tooth
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.

Woolly Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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