balsam vs Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Impatiens noli-tangere compared with Platyrrhinus helleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	balsam	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Balsaminaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Impatiens	Platyrrhinus
Species	Impatiens noli-tangere	Platyrrhinus helleri

Conservation Status

balsam

LC — Least Concern

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	balsam	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

balsam

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

balsam

The Balsam (Impatiens noli-tangere) is a species in the genus Impatiens. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.