Buffy Broad-nosed Bat vs lowland paca

Platyrrhinus infuscus compared with Cuniculus paca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffy Broad-nosed Bat	lowland paca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cuniculidae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Cuniculus
Species	Platyrrhinus infuscus	Cuniculus paca

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffy Broad-nosed Bat and lowland paca share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Buffy Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

lowland paca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffy Broad-nosed Bat	lowland paca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffy Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

lowland paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Buffy Broad-nosed Bat

The Buffy Broad-Nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus infuscus) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador