Barn Swallow vs Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Hirundo rustica compared with Platyrrhinus helleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Swallow	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hirundinidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hirundo	Platyrrhinus
Species	Hirundo rustica	Platyrrhinus helleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Barn Swallow and Heller's Broad-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Barn Swallow

LC — Least Concern

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Swallow

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela