Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat vs Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Platyrrhinus albericoi compared with Mystacina tuberculata

Key Differences

• Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Mystacinidae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Mystacina
Species	Platyrrhinus albericoi	Mystacina tuberculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat and Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat

The Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus albericoi) is a species in the genus Platyrrhinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.