LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Parasitic Button Lichen

Thyroptera lavali compared with Buellia badia

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Parasitic Button Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Parasitic Button Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Thyropteridae	Caliciaceae
Genus	Thyroptera	Buellia
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Buellia badia

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Parasitic Button Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Parasitic Button Lichen
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.

Parasitic Button Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.