LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Quartz Webcap

Thyroptera lavali compared with Cortinarius quarciticus

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Quartz Webcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Quartz Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Thyropteridae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Cortinarius
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Cortinarius quarciticus

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Quartz Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Quartz Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Quartz Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

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