Buffy Broad-nosed Bat vs Mexican Hickory

Platyrrhinus infuscus compared with Carya palmeri

Key Differences

• Buffy Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Mexican Hickory is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffy Broad-nosed Bat	Mexican Hickory
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Carya
Species	Platyrrhinus infuscus	Carya palmeri

Conservation Status

Buffy Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Hickory

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffy Broad-nosed Bat	Mexican Hickory
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.

Mexican Hickory

Habitat

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

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.