Buffy Broad-nosed Bat vs pignut

Platyrrhinus infuscus compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Buffy Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern while pignut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffy Broad-nosed Bat	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Mesosphaerum
Species	Platyrrhinus infuscus	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Buffy Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffy Broad-nosed Bat	pignut
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.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.