Beach Pea vs Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Lathyrus japonicus compared with Platyrrhinus helleri

Key Differences

• Beach Pea is Extinct while Heller's Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Pea	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lathyrus	Platyrrhinus
Species	Lathyrus japonicus	Platyrrhinus helleri

Conservation Status

Beach Pea

EX — Extinct

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Beach Pea

The Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus) is a species in the genus Lathyrus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.