Grey Tooth vs LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Phellodon melaleucus compared with Thyroptera lavali

Key Differences

• Grey Tooth is Endangered while LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Tooth	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Phellodon	Thyroptera
Species	Phellodon melaleucus	Thyroptera lavali

Conservation Status

Grey Tooth

EN — Endangered

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Tooth	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grey Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.