broadleaf milkweed vs Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Asclepias latifolia compared with Rhinophylla alethina

Key Differences

• broadleaf milkweed is Extinct while Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	broadleaf milkweed	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Apocynaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Asclepias	Rhinophylla
Species	Asclepias latifolia	Rhinophylla alethina

Conservation Status

broadleaf milkweed

EX — Extinct

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	broadleaf milkweed	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

broadleaf milkweed

Habitat

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

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

broadleaf milkweed

The Broadleaf Milkweed (Asclepias latifolia) is a species in the genus Asclepias. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.